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The men’s and women’s Olympic competitions will be 72-hole strokeplay tournaments
Golf at the 2020 Olympics hits its first tee shot in just a few weeks on July 29.
The women’s competition begins on August 4, a week later.
Qualification for the men’s competition ends on June 21, one day after the end of the US Open (June 17-20).
Qualification for the women’s competition ends on June 28, a week later.
In 2016, Britain’s Justin Rose won the gold medal and stepped onto the podium with Swede Henrik Stenson and American Matt Kuchar.
What is the status of next month’s event?
How do the players qualify and who will play?
The men’s and women’s Olympic competitions will be 72-hole stroke tournaments held at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kasahata, Saitama, Japan, approximately 35 miles from Tokyo. There is no prize money.
The field in both events will be made up of 60 players representing their respective home countries.
How to qualify?
The top 15 players from the Olympic Golf Rankings (which essentially reflect the OWGR for men and the Rolex rankings for women) will qualify.
After the top 15, the field will be filled until it reaches 60 golfers, with the top two ranked players qualifying from any country, which does not have two or more top 15 players.
The host country, Japan, is also the guarantee of having at least two golfers on the course.
In the writer’s opinion, golf at the Olympics is not currently creating the usual Olympics buzz.
Is it because of the challenges of the Covid in Japan?
Adam Scott Australia and Dustin Johnson of the United States have already confirmed that they will not participate for personal reasons.
It will be interesting to see this week doing well at Torrey Pines in this week’s third major at the US Open.
There is concern that this schedule will be so crowded in 2021 with the Open at Royal St Georges, England ending on July 18.
The next key event on player schedules after golf at the Olympics begins August 5 at the WGC – FedEx St Jude Invitational Classic in Memphis, Tennessee.
With Ryder Cup Points, OWGR Points, Race to Dubai Points and Fedex Cup Points all so important right now, players are trying to hold onto their cards and move up the golf ranks or at least maintain their status. .
We all love that golf is back at the Olympics after the huge success of 2016.
Let’s all hope that it is just as successful and that it continues to grow stronger.
Golf must stay at the Olympics to attract a new audience, as innovation and new forms of golf are created to keep pace with other sports which also strive to attract the same audience with particularly short forms of golf. their respective games.
Hopefully the players recognize and understand that none of us can take our eyes off the golf ball for the good of the game, both short and long term.
International golf tournaments this week
Visit of the PGA www.pgatour.com
Thursday 17 – Sun 20 June 2021
US Open (Major)
Location: Torrey Pines, California, United States
Scholarship: $ 12.5 million
LPGA www.lpga.com
Thursday 17 – Sun 20 June 2021
Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give
Location: Grand Rapids, Mi, USA
Scholarship: $ 2.3 million
PGA Champions Tour www.pgatour.com
Monday, June 21, 2021
Senior Open Qualifier at Firestone
Firestone CC (Course Ouest), Akron, OH, USA
Challenge tour www.europeantour.com
From 15 to Friday 18 June 2021
Spain Challenge
Location: Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri, Cadiz, Spain
Grant: 200 K €
Visit of the Legends www.europeantour.com
Thursday 17 – Sun 20 June 2021
European Farmfoods Legends Championship
Location: Trevose Golf & Country Club, England
Grant: 200 K €
EAGL mini-series
Sunday 20 June 2021
Location: Fire course, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai
Live on Dubai Sports Channel: 3:15 p.m. – 6:50 p.m.
Scholarship: Amateurs only.
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