How did the USA Golf team perform at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics? Scores and final positions explored

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Team USA came out victorious in both the men's and women's golf stroke play competitions. That year, Xander Schauffele won the gold medal in the men's event for the USA, while Nelly Korda clinched the gold medal for the women's event.

Moving to their performance at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, let's first consider how Schauffele performed. At the 2020 Games, the golfer played consistently well from day one. His scores were 68, 63, 68, and 67 throughout the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He scored a total of 21 birdies and two eagles.

While Schauffele's stellar performance stole the show, Nelly Korda had an equally impressive outing in Tokyo. She scored 67, 62, 69, and 69 over the four days. She carded 23 birdies in total and one eagle.

Apart from Schauffele and Korda, there were other contenders representing the USA at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In the men's competition, USA was represented by Collin Morikawa (4th), Justin Thomas (22nd) and Patrick Reed (22nd). Morikawa, Thomas, and Reed’s scores were 269, 274, and 274, respectively. In the women's competition for the USA were Jessica Korda (T15), Danielle Kang (T20) and Lexi Thompson (T33). Korda, Kang, and Thompson's scores stood at 275, 277, and 281, respectively.

What is the field for the 2024 Olympics in golf?

The 2024 Paris Olympics will welcome 120 golfers, of whom 60 are from the men's and 60 from the women's circuits. In the men's event, the top-tier names are defending Olympic champion Xander Schauffele, Jon Rahm, and Matt Fitzpatrick, among others. In the women’s circuit, Nelly Korda will be back as the defending Olympic champion. Others include Lilia Vu, Linn Grant, Maja Stark, and more. Here's the full list of fields for the 2024 Olympics:

Men's Individual Stroke Play:

Emiliano Grillo (Argentina)
Alejandro Tosti (Argentina)
Jason Day (Australia)
Min Woo Lee (Australia)
Sepp Straka (Austria)
Thomas Detry (Belgium)
Adrien Dumont de Chassart (Belgium)
Nick Taylor (Canada)
Corey Conners (Canada)
Joaquin Niemann (Chile)
Mito Pereria (Chile)
Zecheng Dou (China)
Carl Yuan (China)
Kevin Yu (Chinese Taipei)
C.T. Pan (Chinese Taipei)
Camilo Villegas (Colombia)
Nico Echavarria (Colombia
Nicolai Højgaard (Denmark)
Thorbjørn Olesen (Denmark)
Sami Valimaki (Finland)
Tapio Pulkkanen (Finland)
Matthieu Pavon (France)
Victor Perez (France)
Stephan Jaeger (Germany)
Matti Schmid (Germany)
Tommy Fleetwood (Great Britain)
Matthew Fitzpatrick (Great Britain)
Shubhankar Sharma (India)
Gaganjeet Bhullar (India)
Rory McIlroy (Ireland)
Shane Lowry (Ireland)
Matteo Manassero (Italy)
Guido Migliozzi (Italy)
Hideki Matsuyama (Japan)
Keita Nakajima (Japan)
Gavin Green (Malaysia)
Abraham Ancer (Mexico)
Carlos Ortiz (Mexico)
Ryan Fox (New Zealand)
Daniel Hillier (New Zealand)
Viktor Hovland (Norway)
Kris Ventura (Norway)
Fabrizio Zanotti (Paraguay)
Adrian Meronk (Poland)
Rafael Campos (Puerto Rico)
Tom Kim (Republic of Korea)
Byeong Hun An (Republic of Korea)
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (South Africa)
Erik van Rooyen (South Africa)
Jon Rahm (Spain)
David Puig (Spain)
Ludvig Åberg (Sweden)
Alex Noren (Sweden)
Joel Girrbach (Switzerland)
Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thailand)
Phachara Khongwatmai (Thailand)
Scottie Scheffler (United States of America)
Xander Schauffele (United States of America)
Wyndham Clark (United States of America)
Collin Morikawa (United States of America)

Women's Individual Stroke Play::

Hannah Green (Australia)
Minjee Lee (Australia)
Emma Spitz (Austria)
Sarah Schober (Austria)
Manon De Roey (Belgium)
Brooke M. Henderson (Canada)
Alena Sharp (Canada)
Ruoning Yin (China)
Xiyu Lin (China)
Peiyun Chien (Chinese Taipei)
Wei-Ling Hsu (Chinese Taipei)
Mariajo Uribe (Colombia)
Klara Davidson Spilkova (Czech Republic)
Sara Kouskova (Czech Republic)
Emily Kristine Pedersen (Denmark)
Nanna Koerstz Madsen (Denmark)
Ursula Wikstrom (Finland)
Noora Komulainen (Finland)
Celine Boutier (France)
Perrine Delacour (France)
Esther Henseleit (Germany)
Alexandra Forsterling (Germany)
Charley Hull (Great Britain)
Georgia Hall (Great Britain)
Aditi Ashok (India)
Diksha Dagar (India)
Leona Maguire (Ireland)
Stephanie Meadow (Ireland)
Alessandra Fanali (Italy)
Yuka Saso (Japan)
Miyu Yamashita (Japan)
Ashley Lau (Malaysia)
Gaby Lopez (Mexico)
Maria Fassi (Mexico)
Ines Laklalech (Morocco)
Anne Van Dam (Netherlands)
Lydia Ko (New Zealand)
Celine Borge (Norway)
Madelene Stavnar (Norway)
Bianca Pagdanganan (Philippines)
Dottie Ardina (Philippines)
Jin Young Ko (Republic of Korea)
Amy Yang (Republic of Korea)
Hyo-Joo Kim (Republic of Korea)
Shannon Tan (Singapore)
Pia Babnik (Slovenia)
Ana Belac (Slovenia)
Ashleigh Buhai (South Africa)
Paula Reto (South Africa)
Carlota Ciganda (Spain)
Azahara Munoz (Spain)
Maja Stark (Sweden)
Linn Grant (Sweden)
Albane Valenzuela (Switzerland)
Morgane Metraux (Switzerland)
Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand)
Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand)
Nelly Korda (United States of America)
Lilia Vu (United States of America)
Rose Zhang (United States of America)