Here’s the final list of players for Olympic Golf
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Barely a day has passed during the last few months without another big-name player withdrawing from the Olympics. But a strong field still remains. With the Olympic Golf qualification period ending yesterday, we now have the final list of qualifiers.
Despite Jordan Spieth’s last-minute withdrawal, Team USA looks favourite for a medal, with four players thanks to having four in the world top-15. No other country has more than two representatives.
Team GB will be represented by Masters champion Danny Willett and Justin Rose.
Here’s the full list:
1 — Bubba Watson, USA
2 — Henrik Stenson, SWE
3 — Rickie Fowler, USA
4 — Danny Willett, GBR
5 — Justin Rose, GBR
6 — Sergio Garcia, ESP
7 — Patrick Reed, USA
8 — Matt Kuchar, USA
9 — Rafa Cabrera Bello, ESP
10 — Byeong Hun An, KOR
11 — Thongchai Jaidee, THA
12 — Danny Lee, NZL
13 — Emiliano Grillo, ARG
14 — David Lingmerth, SWE
15 — Soren Kjeldsen, DEN
16 — Bernd Wiesberger, AUT
17 — Martin Kaymer, GER
18 — Kiradech Aphibarnrat, THA
19 — Francesco Molinari, ITA
20 — Anirban Lahiri, IND
21 — Thorbjorn Olesen, DEN
22 — Joost Luiten, NED
23 — Thomas Pieters, BEL
24 — Jaco Van Zyl, RSA
25 — Fabian Gomez, ARG
26 — Jeunghun Wang, KOR
27 — Scott Hend, AUS
28 — Marcus Fraser, AUS
29 — Brandon Stone, RSA
30 — Yuta Ikeda, JPN
31 — Shingo Katayama, JPN
32 — Gregory Bourdy, FRA
33 — Julien Quesne, FRA
34 — Nicolas Colsaerts, BEL
35 — Ricardo Gouveia, POR
36 — David Hearn, CAN
37 — Wu Ashun, CHN
38 — Miguel Tabuena, PHI
39 — Hao Tong Li, CHN
40 — Alex Cejka, GER
41 — Graham DeLaet, CAN
42 — Fabrizio Zanotti, PAR
43 — Padraig Harrington, IRL
44 — Ryan Fox, NZL
45 — SSP Chawrasia, IND
46 — Danny Chia, MAS
47 — Mikko Ilonen, FIN
48 — Jhonattan Vegas, VEN
49 — Felipe Aguilar, CHI
50 — Cheng Tsung Pan, TPE
51 — Adilson da Silva, BRA
52 — Seamus Power, IRL
53 — Espen Kofstad, NOR
54 — Roope Kakko, FIN
55 — Nino Bertasio, ITA
56 — Siddikur Rahman, BAN
57 — Camilo Villegas, COL
58 — Wen-Tang Lin, TPE
59 — Angelo Que, PHI
60 — Gavin Kyle Green, MAS
And here’s the final list of women:
1 — Lydia Ko, NZL
2 — Brooke M. Henderson, CAN
3 — Inbee Park, KOR
4 — Lexi Thompson, USA
5 — Sei Young Kim, KOR
6 — Amy Yang, KOR
7 — Ariya Jutanugarn, THA
8 — In Gee Chun, KOR
9 — Stacy Lewis, USA
10 — Anna Nordqvist, SWE
11 — Shanshan Feng, CHN
12 — Minjee Lee, AUS
13 — Gerina Piller, USA
14 — Suzann Pettersen, NOR
15 — Harukyo Nomura, JPN
16 — Charley Hull, GBR
17 — Teresa Lu, TPE
18 — Candie Kung, TPE
19 — Pornanong Phatlum, THA
20 — Carlota Ciganda, ESP
21 — Su-Hyun Oh, AUS
22 — Shiho Oyama, JPN
23 — Azahara Munoz, ESP
24 — Xiyu Lin, CHN
25 — Sandra Gal, GER
26 — Karine Icher, FRA
27 — Catriona Matthew, GBR
28 — Caroline Masson, GER
29 — Nicole Broch Larsen, DEN
30 — Pernilla Lindberg, SWE
31 — Alena Sharp, CAN
32 — Gaby Lopez, MEX
33 — Mariajo Uribe, COL
34 — Nanna Koerstz Madsen, DEN
35 — Christel Boeljon, NED
36 — Paula Reto, RSA
37 — Gwladys Nocera, FRA
38 — Julieta Granada, PAR
39 — Kelly Tan, MAS
40 — Marianne Skarpnord, NOR
41 — Ashleigh Simon, RSA
42 — Laetitia Beck, ISR
43 — Giulia Molinaro, ITA
44 –Ursula Wikstrom, FIN
45 — Noora Tamminen, FIN
46 — Klara Spilkova, CZE
47 — Christine Wolf, AUT
48 — Giulia Sergas, ITA
49 — Maria Verchenova, RUS
50 — Leona Maguire, IRL
51 — Anne Van Dam, NED
52 — Albane Valenzuela, SUI
53 — Alejandra Llaneza, MEX
54 — Chloe Leurquin, BEL
55 — Fabienne In-Albon, SUI
56 — Tiffany Chan, HKG
57 — Michelle Koh, MAS
58 — Aditi Ashok, IND
59 — Miriam Nagl, BRA
60 — Cathryn Bristow, NZL
The men’s tournament will begin on August 11, with the women’s competition starting on August 18. They will both take a 72-hole strokeplay format.