The men’s Olympic golf tournament came to a thrilling conclusion as World No.1 Scottie Scheffler charged through a packed leaderboard to leapfrog the likes of Fleetwood, Matsuyama, McIlroy and Rahm to take the gold medal.
Golf is in the Games for just the third time in over 100 years, and it’s already made its way into the upper echelons of the sport.
Scottie Scheffler broke down in tears on the podium while Jon Rahm was heartbroken after missing out on a medal for Spain.
So, now that we’ve seen the men’s tournament kick off a third iteration of golf in the Olympics, we discuss how it ranked in terms of excitement this year and also where it ranks in the game…
Jonny Leighfield
My immediate reaction, in terms of an entertainment point of view, is that the Olympics was right up there and maybe even top.
It was a birdie-fest without being ridiculous, and the sport needs that sense of freedom from the players when trying to attract new fans to the sport by showing how much fun golf can be.
But, also, the watchability of all four men’s Majors in 2024 were fantastic in their own right. I would still say Paris 2024 just about takes gold, though, simply because of the variety of storylines throughout and due to how much occurred coming down the back nine on Sunday.
The award for the best ending to a men’s Major in 2024 still goes to the US Open, however.
Adding to that, while no one is calling for a fifth Major to be added to the men’s game, the Olympics did prove that it does almost mean as much to many of the players involved and that – given time and space to develop its standing – both the men’s and women’s events at the Olympic Games can become something truly special.
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Le Golf National certainly delivered in the men’s Olympic event and, in terms of entertainment, this weekend in Paris was one of the best we will see in 2024.
Not only did you have a leaderboard stacked with quality names but, what I particularly liked, was that no monetary value was mentioned whatsoever, something which has slightly ruined my viewing experience of golf throughout the past few years.
When golf was reintroduced to the Olympics in 2016 I was slightly skeptical but, seeing the number of fans and the quality of golf on display, it’s the first time that I’ve…
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