Golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics Day 1 leaderboard: Who is leading after Round 1?
Golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics started on August 1 at Le Golf National Course with the men's event. 60 of the best golfers in the world are in the field for the first round of the tournament.
Hideki Matsuyama had a solid performance on day 1 of golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics. With a score of 8 under 63, the Japanese golfer has taken the outright lead. Open Championship winner Xander Schauffele is not far behind, finishing his first round with a score of 6 under par 65.
Joaquin Niemann, Emiliano Grillo, and Tom Kim are currently sitting in joint third place with a score of 5 under 66. Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm, both favorites to win, are in joint sixth place, carding a total of 4 under 67.
Play was suspended temporarily during the first round of golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics due to lightning risk amid adverse weather conditions. Play resumed in about half an hour, and all the golfers finished the round without much delay.
Golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics day 1 full leaderboard explored
Following is the full leaderboard for golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics:
- 1. Hideki Matsuyama -8
- 2. Xander Schauffele -6
- T3. Joaquin Niemann -5
- T3. Emiliano Grillo -5
- T3. Tom Kim -5
- T6. Alex Noren -4
- T6. Ryan Fox -4
- T6. Tommy Fleetwood -4
- T6. Sepp Straka -4
- T6. Scottie Scheffler -4
- T6. Sami Valimaki -4
- T6. Erik van Rooyen -4
- T6. Jon Rahm -4
- T14. Matthias Schmid -3
- T14. Alejandro Tosti -3
- T14. Corey Conners -3
- T14. Rory McIlroy -3
- T14. Ludvig Aberg -3
- T14. Guido Migliozzi -3
- T14. Carlos Ortiz -3
- T21. C.T. Pan -2
- T21. Jason Day -2
- T21. Zecheng Dou -2
- T21. Matteo Manassero -2
- T21. David Puig -2
- T21. Mito Pereira -2
- T21. Joel Girrbach -2
- T21. Tapio Pulkkanen -2
- T29. Victor Perez -1
- T29. Christiaan Bezuidenhout -1
- T29. Adrien Dumont de Chassart -1
- T29. Phachara Khongwatmai -1
- T29. Abraham Ancer -1
- T29. Yechun Yuan -1
- T29. Keita Nakajima -1
- T29. Nicolai Hojgaard -1
- T29. Nick Taylor -1
- T29. Viktor Hovland -1
- T29. Collin Morikawa -1
- T29. Shubhankar Sharma -1
- T29. Fabrizio Zanotti -1
- T42. Thorbjorn Olesen 0
- T42. Stephan Jaeger 0
- T42. Thomas Detry 0
- T42. Shane Lowry 0
- T42. Matthieu Pavon 0
- T42. Kristoffer Ventura 0
- 48. Byeong Hun An +1
- T49. Adrian Meronk +2
- T49. Kevin Yu +2
- T49. Matt Fitzpatrick +2
- T49. Rafa Campos +2
- T53. Kiradech Aphibarnrat +3
- T53. Gavin Green +3
- T53. Nico Echavarria +3
- T56. Wyndham Clark +4
- T56. Daniel Hillier +4
- T56. Gaganjeet Bhullar +4
- T59. Min Woo Lee +5
- T59. Camilo Villegas +5
Xander Schauffele is the defending champion at the event.