It was a stellar opening day of the 2024 Olympic men’s golf competition, and there’s a strong leaderboard after 18 holes.
Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama was brilliant, firing a bogey-free 8-under 63 to take the solo lead. He’s up by two on Xander Schauffele, the Open champion from two weeks ago at Royal Troon and No. 2 golfer in the world. Schauffele had one bogey but seven birdies to sign for 6-under 65.
Joaquin Niemann, Emiliano Grillo and Tom Kim are tied for third at 5 under.
There were two weather delays during the first round, which saw 30,000 fans descend upon Le Golf National for the competition.
From tee times to TV and streaming information, here’s everything you need to know about Friday’s second round of the 2024 Olympic men’s golf competition. All times ET.
More: USA Today’s 2024 Olympics hub | How to watch | Full men’s field | Full women’s field | Medal standings
Friday tee times
| Time | Players |
| 3 a.m. |
Carl Yuan, Camilo Villegas, Matteo Manassero |
| 3:11 a.m. |
Adrian Meronk, Sami Valimaki, David Puig |
| 3:22 a.m. |
Erik van Rooyen, Keita Nakajima, Kevin Yu |
| 3:33 a.m. |
Stephan Jaeger, Nicolai Hojgaard, Thomas DEtry |
| 3:44 a.m. |
Ben An, Shane Lowry, Nick Taylor |
| 3:55 a.m. |
Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm |
| 4:11 a.m. |
Matthieu Pavon, Collin Morikawa, Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 4:22 a.m. |
Shubhankar Sharma, Rafael Campos, Carlos Ortiz |
| 4:33 a.m. |
Nico Echavarria, Mito Pereira, Kris Ventura |
| 4:44 a.m. |
Gabrizio Zanotti, Joel Girrbach, Tapio Pulkkanen |
| 4:55 a.m. |
Victor Perez, Matti Schmid, C.T. Pan |
| 5:06 a.m. |
Thorbjorn Oleson, Alejandro Tosti, Joaquin Niemann |
| 5:17 a.m. |
Emiliano Grillo, Alex Noren, Ryan Fox |
| 5:33 a.m. |
Min Woo Lee, Corey Conners, Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
| 5:44 a.m. |
Wyndham Clark, Hideki Matsuyama, Tommy Fleetwood |
| 5:55 a.m. |
Sepp Straka, Jason Day, Tom Kim |
| 6:05 a.m. |
Scottie Scheffler, Ludvig Aberg, Rory McIlroy |
| 6:17 a.m. |
Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Daniel Hillier, Guido Migliozzi |
| 6:28 a.m. |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Gavin Green, Gaganjeet Bhullar |
| 6:39 a.m. |
Phachara Khongwatmai, Abraham Ancer, Marty Dou |
How to watch
Friday, Aug. 2
Men’s competition, second round, 3 a.m. ET, Golf Channel, Peacock
Saturday, Aug. 3
Men’s competition, third round, 3 a.m. ET, Golf Channel, Peacock
Sunday, Aug. 4
Men’s competition, final round, 3 a.m. ET, Golf Channel, Peacock
Men’s competition, final round, 2 p.m. ET, USA, Peacock
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