SatchFan
Q-School Graduate
Best I can do is a live leaderboard. Not wasting my money on Discovery+.
Professional Golf 2024
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HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Either way - gash golf
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
When golf got accepted back in it was only for 2 Games to see if it ‘works’ So it makes sense to use the most popular comp format because logic will say that’s the format with the best chance of golf succeeding in that goal to continue as an Olympic event
3rd games now & I’ve no idea of its medium to long term olympic status but assuming its now ‘back’ then I agree, down the line I’d like to see pairs (& mixed) teams introduced on top of the individual medals
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Must admit it is a bit funny having golf in the Olympics. In most proper Olympic sports you would say the gold medal winner is probably the best in the world, or close to it. e.g. when Bolt won the 100m he was unquestionably the fastest person in the world, and so on. But the golf winner could literally be anyone and you wouldn't necessarily say the same thing.
simsini
Well-known member
I don't pay extra for it, Sky give it to their customers for free.
SatchFan
Q-School Graduate
Nice little bonus. I'm on Virgin Media with Sky Sports added on but no Olympics. Never mind, it's a nice sunny day and I shouldn't be indoors watching TV.
Swango1980
Well-known member
Unless it's Scheffler
wjemather
Well-known member
Everyone who 'qualifies' still needs to be selected by their National Olympic Committee - just ask the Dutch.
simsini
Well-known member
Exactly. The way they treated Joost Luiten was a disgrace.
Same can be said for tennis. Neither should be anywhere near the Olympics.
simsini
Well-known member
Or Basketball with most of the players in the NBA.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Not quite the same as I'd expect Alcaraz or Djokovic to win unless they cock it up in the semis or something. In golf it wouldn't be a complete shock for any mid-tier player to have a good week and win a gold medal despite being a long, long way away from being the best in the world. There are countless examples in other sports but the strongest weightlifter will probably win the weightlifting, the best javelin thrower will probably win the javelin, etc etc.
PaulMdj
Well-known member
Originally though, Golf was in the 2nd and 3rd Olympics back in 1900 & 1904.
It was amatuer entrants in those days and maybe when it was brought back it should of been as an Amatuer Comp.
It depends if they care enough to give it everything. If they are a bit half hearted then Mr Mid Ranking could easily come through and win it.Not quite the same as I'd expect Alcaraz or Djokovic to win unless they cock it up in the semis or something. In golf it wouldn't be a complete shock for any mid-tier player to have a good week and win a gold medal despite being a long, long way away from being the best in the world. There are countless examples in other sports but the strongest weightlifter will probably win the weightlifting, the best javelin thrower will probably win the javelin, etc etc.
Tokyo Olympics, Alexander Zverev won the mens singles. High quality but yet to win a grand slam. Won in the era of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic. Belinda Bencic won the ladies, no Grand Slam titles to her name either. Not that different then. (yes, I did have to google that by the way
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Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Indeed they do
The point is that Clark hasn't been selected over anyone else....he qualified and was duly selected.
What other Nations choose to do is irrelevant
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
At the end of the day, aside from sports where it is judged which can always have the potential to be mis-marked or seen differently (boxing being an obvious one) then it still needs to competitor to produce their best on the day.
timd77
Assistant Pro
Yeh, I do feel it should be for the amateur golfers rather than the top top pros. Just feels like another golf tournament.
Generally the Olympics is the pinnacle of the sport, but it’s never going to complete with a major in golf, World Cup in football, Wimbledon in tennis etc.
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Much as I like the notion none of the other olympic sports have remained as an amateur only status (wrestling apart I think) so a bit weird if golf had done it
edit: particularly when they were 'fighting' to get golf included for the longer term. Showcasing AM's only might not have been best option
wjemather
Well-known member
There's been a lot of rewriting of history when it comes to those early Olympic Games - many events (including golf) were not considered part of the games at the time but have since been reclassified as such.
Neilds
Assistant Pro
How is this any different from any other golf event? The best golfer doesn't always (ever?) win so lets just scrap golf as it is just a lottery? Loads of Major wins - just lucky?Not quite the same as I'd expect Alcaraz or Djokovic to win unless they cock it up in the semis or something. In golf it wouldn't be a complete shock for any mid-tier player to have a good week and win a gold medal despite being a long, long way away from being the best in the world. There are countless examples in other sports but the strongest weightlifter will probably win the weightlifting, the best javelin thrower will probably win the javelin, etc etc.
