WATCH: Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry do a photoshoot with the Olympic rings at Le Golf National
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are in Paris for a few weeks to compete and represent Ireland in the 2024 Olympics. Before their competition officially begins, they took a trip to Le Golf National, the venue at which Olympic golf will take place, for a photoshoot with the iconic set of rings.
The duo climbed up onto the platform and took their place within one ring each, with Rory McIlroy standing in the blue ring and Lowry on the other side in the red ring. They smiled before moving inward to join one another inside the black middle ring for another photo.
Then they each had a solo photo taken inside the black ring as well. McIlroy thanked the photographer before hopping back down to the ground and jogging away. (Video via OlympicGolf on X):
McIlroy had the choice to represent Ireland or Great Britain since he is from Northern Ireland, but he decided in 2021 that he was going to represent Ireland alongside Lowry and he stuck to that decision in 2024.
Can Shane Lowry or Rory McIlroy win the Olympics?
Winning a medal is a huge honor at the Olympics. For golf, only three of the 60 players will come home with any sort of accolade. The top three placers will earn the gold, silver, and bronze medals. Can Shane Lowry or Rory McIlroy earn one?
McIlroy certainly has a strong chance. In fact, he's tied for the third-best odds of winning the competition. At +700, he's tied with Jon Rahm but behind Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele.
Lowry is a bit more of a long shot. He is +2400. Those are the 12th-best odds, so he still has a decent chance of earning a medal. Here are the full odds via CBS Sports:
- Scottie Scheffler (USA) +300
- Xander Schauffele (USA) +525
- Jon Rahm (ESP) +700
- Rory McIlroy (IRL) +700
- Ludvig Aberg (SWE) +1100
- Collin Morikawa (USA) +1100
- Viktor Hovland (NOR) +1700
- Tommy Fleetwood (GBR) +2000
- Tom Kim (KOR) +2000
- Joaquin Niemann (CHI) +2000
- Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) +2200
- Shane Lowry (IRL) +2400
- Corey Conners (CAN) +3000
- Matthew Fitzpatrick (GBR) +3000
- Alex Noren (SWE) +3500
- Sepp Straka (AUT) +4000
- Matthieu Pavon (FRA) +4500
- Min Woo Lee (AUS) +5000
- Byeong-Hun An (KOR) +5000
- Carlos Ortiz (MEX) +5000
- Wyndham Clark (USA) +5000
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout (RSA) +5000
- Abraham Ancer (MEX) +6000
- Jason Day (AUS) +6000
- Guido Migliozzi (ITA) +6500
- Stephan Jaeger (GER) +7000
- Adrian Meronk (POL) +7000
- Thomas Detry (BEL) +7000
- Thorbjorn Olesen (DEN) +7500
- Nicolai Hojgaard (DEN) +7500
- Ryan Fox (NZL) +8500
- Mito Pereira (CHI) +8500
- David Puig (ESP) +9000
- CT Pan (TPE) +10000
- Victor Perez (FRA) +10000
- Keita Nakajima (JPN) +10000
- Erik Van Rooyen (RSA) +10000
- Emiliano Grillo (ARG) +12500
- Nick Taylor (CAN) +12500
- Kevin Yu (TPE) +15000
- Matteo Manassero (ITA) +15000
- Sami Valimaki (FIN) +17500
- Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA) +20000
- Matti Schmid (GER) +20000
- Alejandro Tosti (ARG) +20000
- Joel Girrbach (SUI) +20000
- Gavin Green (MAS) +25000
- Shubhankar Sharma (IND) +25000
- Daniel Hillier (NZL) +25000
- Adrien De Chassart (BEL) +30000
- Fabrizio Zanotti (PAR) +30000
- Tapio Pulkkanen (FIN) +30000
- Phachara Khongwatmai (THA) +30000
- Nico Echavarria (COL) +30000
- Gaganjeet Bhullar (IND) +40000
- Kris Ventura (NOR) +40000
- Dou Zecheng (CHN) +40000
- Camilo Villegas (COL) +50000
- Carl Yuan (CHN) +50000
- Rafael Campos (PUR) +50000
The world's best (limited to four per country) will all compete for the three medals on August 1.