LIV Golf commissioner spotted in Paris to support Jon Rahm and other stars
LIV Golf Commissioner Greg Norman is in Paris enjoying the 2024 Olympic Games live. Norman will be supporting his league's players who will be competing in the golf event starting this Thursday, August 1.
The LIV Golf leader announced his presence in Paris via his Instagram account. Norman posted a photo of himself at the facility where the gymnastics event is being held, along with the following caption
"Watching perfection on the floor before watching perfection with @livgolf_league boys playing @olympics @paris2024 golf tomorrow."
Later, Greg Norman posted a video from the swimming events highlighting the efforts of the Olympic athletes. Norman also thanked the Australian team:
"This is what sport is all about - train for years for this moment. Push harder than another else. Believe deeper than anyone else.. These moments are very few and far between. Thanks to @ausolympicteam #brisbane2032"
LIV Golf is taking a break from its schedule during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The league played its 11th event a week ago in the United Kingdom, where Jon Rahm won.
The LIV Golf schedule will resume in August with the Greenbrier, the final tournament of the regular season. This will be followed by the individual championship in Chicago and the team championship in Dallas.
Who are the LIV Golf players competing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?
A total of seven LIV Golf players will represent four countries at the Paris 2024 Olympic Golf Games. They are as follows:
- Jon Rahm - Spain
- David Puig - Spain
- Abraham Ancer - Mexico
- Carlos Ortiz - Mexico
- Joaquin Niemann - Chile
- Mito Pereira - Chile
- Adrian Meronk - Poland
Rahm easily qualified as the top-ranked Spaniard, as his pre-LIV results, coupled with the two 2024 majors in which he made the cut, still keep him in the top 10 of the world rankings.
In the same situation is Meronk, who has fallen to 77th in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR), but is by far the highest-ranked Pole.
The rest of the LIV players had to earn world-ranking points in Asian Tour and DP World Tour events. Some of them had relevant performances in these tournaments.
Puig played four Asian Tour events, with one victory and three top-10 finishes. With those performances, plus what he did in the US Open, he was able to reach the second-highest ranked among the Spaniards to make the team at the cutoff.
Niemann had a similar strategy as he played three DP World Tour events and one Asian Tour event with one win and three top 10s. He also made the cut in three of the season's four majors to seal his Olympic berth.
Pereira, Ancer and Ortiz each played just two Asian Tour events in 2024. The best result came from Ortiz, who won the International Series Oman. That was enough for them to make their respective countries' Olympic teams.