Olympics golf accepts Norwegian tennis player’s special request, offers help after athletes’ website for ticketing goes down

Norwegian tennis player Casper Ruud urgently needed tickets for the Olympics men's golf event, but the website wasn't working. However, officials came to the rescue and provided him with tickets.

On Thursday, August 1, Ruud lost to Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime 4-6, 7(8)-6, 3-6 in the quarterfinals of the Olympic tennis singles event. He has a 40-12 record this season and has clinched two titles so far.

Following his defeat, Ruud posted on X, requesting tickets for the second round of the Olympic men's golf event. He wrote:

"Hey @Olympics would it be possible to have 3 tickets for the golf event tomorrow?🙏 The athletes website for ticketing is down..Thank you in advance! #Paris2024"

Olympic Golf's official handle was quick to respond to Ruud's request.

Ruud also informed his fans that the matter was resolved.

"All sorted let’s gooooo🏌🏼‍♂️🏌🏼‍♂️", he wrote in a follow-up tweet.

Besides being an incredible tennis player, Ruud is a huge golf fan who regularly plays the game. He also has an alternate Instagram account dedicated only to golf. He often posts his golf-playing videos on that account.

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When will the second round of the 2024 Olympics men's golf event start on Friday? Tee times explored

The second round of the 2024 Olympics men's golf event will start at 9 am local time on Friday, August 2. Yechun Yuan (CHN), Camilo Villegas (COL), and Matteo Manassero (ITA) will be the first group to resume the round.

Here are the complete tee times for the second round of the Paris Olympics 2024:

9:00 am - Yuan Yechun (CHN), Camilo Villegas (COL), Matteo Manassero (ITA)
9:11 am - Adrian Meronk (POL), Sami Valimaki (FIN), David Puig (ESP)
9:22 am - Erik van Rooyen (RSA), Keita Nakajima (JPN), Kevin Yu (TPE)
9:33 am - Stephan Jaeger (GER), Nicolai Højgaard (DEN), Thomas Detry (BEL)
9:44 am - Byeong Hun An (KOR), Shane Lowry (IRL), Nick Taylor (CAN)
9:55 am - Xander Schauffele (USA), Viktor Hovland (NOR), Jon Rahm (ESP)
10:11 am - Matthieu Pavon (FRA), Collin Morikawa (USA), Matt Fitzpatrick (GBR)
10:22 am - Shubhankar Sharma (IND), Rafael Campos (PUR), Carlos Ortiz (MEX)
10:33 am - Nico Echavarria (COL), Mito Pereira (CHI), Kris Ventura (NOR)
10:44 am - Fabrizio Zanotti (PAR), Joel Girrbach (SUI), Tapio Pulkkanen (FIN)
10:55 am - Victor Perez (FRA), Matti Schmid (GER), C.T. Pan (TPE)
11:06 am - Thorbjørn Olesen (DEN), Alejandro Tosti (ARG), Joaquin Niemann (CHI)
11:17 am - Emiliano Grillo (ARG), Alex Noren (SWE), Ryan Fox (NZL)
11:33 am - Min Woo Lee (AUS), Corey Conners (CAN), Christian Bezuidenhout (RSA)
11:44 am - Wyndham Clark (USA), Hideki Matsuyama (JPN), Tommy Fleetwood (GBR)
11:55 am - Sepp Straka (AUT), Jason Day (AUS), Tom Kim (KOR)
12:06 pm - Scottie Scheffler (USA), Rory McIlroy (IRL), Ludvig Åberg (SWE)
12:17 pm - Adrien Dumont de Chassart (BEL), Daniel Hillier (NZL), Guido Migliozzi (ITA)
12:28 pm - Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA), Gavin Green (MAS), Gaganjeet Bhullar (IND)
12:39 pm - Phachara Khongwatmai (THA), Abraham Ancer (MEX), Dou Zecheng (CHN)