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  • There were gold medals at the 1900 Paris Olympics, but not every winning athlete received one

    How Margaret Abbott won gold in golf at the Paris 1900 Olympics… and never realized

    Written by Matt Cooper on Thursday 1 August 2024

    Margaret Abbott’s unknown glory is a crazy story highlighting just how different the Olympics used to be… Margaret Abbott died in Greenwich, Connecticut shortly before her 77th birthday in June 1955. It was, naturally, a very sad day but the mourners were able to celebrate the fact that their relative and friend had lived an unusually rich, varied, and well-travelled life. Abbott...

  • Men's Olympic Golf gets underway on Thursday at Le Golf National

    Olympic Golf 2024: Men’s Tee Times for Thursday and Friday at Le Golf National

    Written by Sarah Pyett on Wednesday 31 July 2024

    Golf gets underway at the Olympics in Paris on Thursday 1st August, where Le Golf National plays host to 2024’s tournament. The men’s Olympics Golf teams will compete for the coveted Olympic medals over 72 holes this week, where an individual strokeplay format will decide who gets to take home the gold medal. 60 men (and 60 women, whose event begins next...

  • The Digger Inn at LIV Golf UK by JCB

    I went to LIV Golf UK by JCB and this is what I thought

    Written by Matt Cooper on Tuesday 30 July 2024

    Two years on from LIV Golf’s first event, I attended its third UK tournament to see what the experience is like, how LIV is progressing, and whether this is the future of golf. It is just two years ago that the LIV golfing revolution was launched at the Centurion Club in St Albans. It was a remarkable debut, a week in...

  • Seven golfers will represent Team USA at the Paris 2024 Olympics

    The seven players representing Team USA in golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics

    Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 29 July 2024

    We look at the four men and three women representing the USA at Paris 2024 – plus the reason the USA has more golfers in the field than any other country. The USA’s hopes of Olympic glory in golf rest on the shoulders of Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark, and Collin Morikawa in the men’s golf, and Nelly Korda, Lilia...

  • How to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics

    Olympics 2024: Tee times and how to watch the golf from the Paris Olympic Games

    Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 25 July 2024

    Olympic golf gets underway on 1st August 2024 at 8am BST, and here’s how you can watch the action. The first three-ball in the Men’s Individual Olympic Competition tees off at Le Golf National at 8am on Thursday 1st August, and the Women’s event begins on Wednesday 7th August. Watch Olympic Golf on TV In the UK, the BBC will be sharing broadcasting rights for...

  • We almost had Olympic golf at Augusta National

    Did you know? We almost had Olympic golf at Augusta National!

    Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 25 July 2024

    Golf was missing from the Olympics from 1904 to 2016, but it almost came back much sooner, at the world’s most famous golf course. Golf was absent from the Olympics for 112 years – between the 1904 Games and the 2016 Olympics – but its return almost happened far sooner and at a very special venue. With the 1996 Olympic Games being...

  • Justin Rose won gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics

    Justin Rose: “I rate the Olympic Games up there with my US Open win.”

    Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 25 July 2024

    Justin Rose was golf’s first Olympic Champion in 112 years, and he rates his gold medal up there with his US Open win. The Englishman, whose stellar performance at the 2024 Open Championship left him tied for second place, will be absent from the Paris games, but he has already etched his name into the record books by becoming golf ’s...

  • Xander Schauffele will be aiming for gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics

    Open Champion Xander Schauffele is looking to make golf history at the 2024 Paris Olympics

    Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 25 July 2024

    In the build-up to Paris 2024, Xander Schauffele spoke exclusively to Today’s Golfer about his Olympic preparations, and why winning gold again would mean so much to him and his father After several hours of media interviews, Xander Schauffele is done talking about the PGA Championship and The Open Championship. The Olympics has been on his radar for several months now...

  • Nelly Korda with her Olympic gold medal

    More than a medal! What you get for winning golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics

    Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 25 July 2024

    Those playing golf at the Paris 2024 Olympics are competing for more than just a medal, with prize money and world ranking points on the line too. Professional golfers have differing opinions when it comes to the Olympics. Some view it as a huge honor to represent their country alongside elite athletes from other disciplines. Wyndham Clark even said it’s bigger...

  • Le Golf National is the host to Olympic Golf for Paris 2024

    Where is the Olympic Golf being played in Paris 2024? Everything you need to know about host course, Le Golf National

    Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 24 July 2024

    This August, Le Golf National will become the first course to have hosted both the Ryder Cup and the Olympics, and whoever tames the Albatros course will be a worthy golf medallist. Four decades ago it was pan-flat cornfields, but now Le Golf National’s Albatros is a course built for strokeplay and its nerve-shredding, lake-strewn final four holes reflect that. Dubbed...

  • Major champion Celine Boutier will be hoping to send fans crazy at the Paris Olympics

    Major Champion and local hero Celine Boutier is going for gold at the Paris Olympics

    Written by Michael Catling on Tuesday 23 July 2024

    Today’s Golfer spoke to major champion and local hero, Celine Boutier, to talk all things Olympic Golf ahead of Paris 2024. Celine Boutier is a five-time LPGA Tour winner, including one Major Championship, and she also has five LET wins to her name. Boutier will be representing France at the Paris Olympics in August, alongside fellow LPGA tour player Perrine Delacour.

  • How does the format work for Olympic Golf?

    Olympic Games 2024: What is the format for Olympic Golf?

    Written by Sarah Pyett on Tuesday 23 July 2024

    How will the Olympic golf tournament work at Le Golf National, and how will the gold medal winner be decided? Unlike most team tournaments, such as the Ryder Cup and the Solheim Cup which are matchplay showdowns, the 2024 Olympic Golf contenders will play a stroke-play format as they are technically competing for an individual prize. Since golf was reintroduced into the...

  • Tommy Fleetwood will represent Team GB in golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics

    The four players representing Team GB in golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics

    Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 23 July 2024

    Team GB will be represented by Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Charley Hull, and Georgia Hall in the golf events at the Paris 2024 Olympics.       Great Britain’s hopes of Olympic glory in golf rest on the shoulders of Matt Fitzpatrick and Tommy Fleetwood in the men’s event, and Charley Hull and Georgia Hall in the women’s golf. The four will be seeking...

  • Let's look at the courses that will host a golf major in 2025.

    Where are golf’s majors in 2025? Plus how to get tickets and play the courses beforehand

    Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 22 July 2024

    Here’s where 2025’s golf majors be played – plus information on how to get tickets and whether you can play the host courses. Xander Schauffele’s victory at Royal Troon marked the end of the men’s golf majors for 2024. We still have the AIG Women’s Open at St Andrews to look forward to from 21-25 August, but then we’ll be done...

  • LIV Golf UK will be played at the JCB Golf and Country Club

    LIV Golf UK by JCB preview: field | course | betting odds | tee times | how to watch

    Written by Ross Kilvington on Monday 22 July 2024

    Everything you need to know about the UK’s only LIV Golf event in 2024. The LIV Golf Series returns this week for the 11th event of the season as the United Kingdom plays host for the first and only time in 2024. In June 2022, the inaugural tournament was held at Centurian Club, just 24 miles north-west of London as the Greg...

  • With major season concluded, attention turns to the 3M Open as the PGA Tour season nears its end.

    Major season over, the final sprint for FedEx Cup points begins with the PGA Tour’s 3M Open

    Written by Ross Kilvington on Monday 22 July 2024

    After Xander Schauffele’s victory at Royal Troon, PGA Tour action recommences with the PGA Tour’s 3M Open. The men’s major season is officially over. Following trips to Augusta, Valhalla, Pinehurst No.2, and Royal Troon, there is now an agonizing nine-month wait until the 2025 Masters. Xander Schauffele became the first man to win two major titles in the same year since...

  • Lee Westwood says that LIV Golf is helping to grow the game

    Lee Westwood: “The tide seems to have turned on LIV Golf”

    Written by James Hogg on Monday 15 July 2024

    Majesticks GC co-captains, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter feel as though LIV Golf is becoming “more accepted” and is helping to “grow the game.” From the moment that LIV Golf hosted its first tournament in June 2022, it has been completely scrutinized, and many of the players who deferred from the PGA Tour and DP World Tour faced a stiff...

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