Men’s Golf Preview at the Tokyo Olympic Games

COURSE: Kasumigaseki Country Club (East Course)

LOCATION: Saitama, Japan

ARCHITECT(S): Tom and Logan Fazio, redesign 2016

YARDAGE: 7,447

PAR: 71

DEFENDING OLYMPIC CHAMPION: Justin Rose (GBR), Gold Medal, 2016

SOCIAL MEDIA: #OlympicGames #Olympics @OlympicGolf #Tokyo2020

OFFICIAL SITE: International Golf Federation (link

Olympic Golf Tournament Format

The Olympic golf competition consists of a 72-hole individual stroke play tournament for men’s and women’s events (four rounds scheduled over four consecutive days). Scores are cumulative from round to round. The players with the lowest aggregate scores will be awarded the gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.

There are 60 players each in the men's and women's events for a total of 120 athletes.

There is no cut.

If necessary, playoffs shall be on a hole-by-hole basis immediately following the conclusion of the final round, or on the following day if the IGF chief referee determines that darkness, weather or other conditions preclude conducting a playoff on the day of the final round. The play-off shall commence on a sequence of holes as approved by the IGF Chief Referee and identified prior to the competition beginning.

If two players are tied for the first position, a play-off will be conducted to determine the gold and silver medals. If three or more players are tied for the first position, a playoff will be conducted to determine the gold, silver and bronze medals. If two or more players are tied for the second position, a playoff will be conducted to determine the silver and bronze medals. If two or more players are tied for the third position, a play-off will be conducted for the bronze medal. In any case, only one gold, one silver and one bronze medal will be awarded.

Gold, silver and bronze medals are the prizes for Olympic success. There is no prize money awarded.

The tournament is considered an official event on the PGA’s European Tour and a victory calls for full status. The winner of the tournament receives a one-year exemption into the major championships and the PGA Tour Players Championship.

How to Watch

TV COVERAGE: NBC Sports has exclusive US rights to the Tokyo Olympics. Since the Golf Channel is owned and operated by NBC, the sport of Olympic Golf will air on Golf Channel, live in the USA.

(Broadcast times converted to (EDT)

Wednesday, July 28: 6:30pm (EDT) to Thursday 3:00am (EDT) - Golf Channel

Thursday, July 29: 6:30pm (EDT) to Friday 3:00am (EDT) - Golf Channel

Friday, July 30: 6:30pm (EDT) to Saturday 3:00am (EDT) - Golf Channel

Saturday, July 31: 6:30pm (EDT) to Sunday 3:30am (EDT) - Golf Channel

Field Update, Tee Times, Leaderboard

Bryson DeChambeau (USA)/out - Patrick Reed (USA)/in

Jon Rahm (ESP)/out - Jorge Campillo (ESP)/in

Field of Olympians: (link)

Tee Times: (link)

Leaderboard: (link)

Tee Times are local. Saitama, Japan is 13 hours ahead of (EDT).

Olympic Golf @OlympicGolf

First and second round groupings have been announced for #Olympics #Golf. R1-8:41 / R2-10:36 #JPN Hideki Matsuyama #AUS @marcleish #CAN @coreconn R1-10:25 / R2-8:25 #USA @collin_morikawa #IRL @McIlroyRory #KOR Sungjae Im

July 27th 2021

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Olympic Games Golf Odds

Collin Morikawa 7-1

Xander Schauffele 9-1

Justin Thomas 9-1

Rory McIlroy 12-1

Hideki Matsuyama 12-1

Viktor Hovland 12-1

Paul Casey 16-1

Patrick Reed 18-1

Cameron Smith 20-1

Shane Lowry 20-1

Joaquin Niemann 20-1

Corey Conners 22-1

Abraham Ancer 22-1

Christiaan Bezuidenhout 28-1

Sungjae Im 28-1

Tommy Fleetwood 28-1

Marc Leishman 28-1

Guido Migliozzi 45-1

Garrick Higgo 45-1

Alex Noren 50-1

Si-Woo Kim 50-1

Carlos Ortiz 60-1

Thomas Pieters 60-1

Jhonattan Vegas 66-1

Thomas Detry 66-1

Mackenzie Hughes 66-1

Sebastian Munoz 80-1

Antoine Rozner 80-1

Mito Pereira 100-1

Ryan Fox 100-1

Rasmus Hojgaard 100-1

Rikuya Hoshino 100-1

Matthias Schwab 100-1

C.T. Pan 125-1

Henrik Norlander 125-1

Jazz Janewattananond 125-1

Rory Sabbatini 150-1

Anirban Lahiri 150-1

Adri Arnaus 150-1

Sepp Straka 150-1

Yechun Yuan 200-1

Romain Langasque 200-1

Adrian Meronk 200-1

Sami Valimaki 200-1

Kalle Samooja 200-1

Joachim B Hansen 200-1

Scott Vincent 200-1

Rafael Campos 250-1

Maximilian Kieffer 250-1

Ashun Wu 250-1

Fabrizio Zanotti 250-1

Kristian Krogh Johannessen 300-1

Hurly Long 300-1

Gunn Charoenkul 300-1

Juvic Pagunsan 300-1

Ondrej Lieser 400-1

Gavin Green 500-1

Udayan Mane 500-1

What They’re Saying

Predictions and Odds (CBS Sports HQ/Sportsline)

USA Golf Olympic “Dream Team” Comfortable (PGATourCom)

Olympic Golf Power Rankings (PGATourCom)

Expert Picks (PGATourCom)

Sleeper Picks (PGATourCom)

Five Things to Know (PGATourCom)

Tokyo Registering High Numbers of COVID+ (ESPN)

Parting Putt:

Olympic Golf @OlympicGolf

Pressure is a privilege 🏆 Ties for #gold , #silver and #bronze medals will be resolved by sudden-death playoff. igfgolf.org/news/how-it-wo…How It Works: Olympic GolfGolf is making its second consecutive Olympics appearance after a hiatus that lasted longer than a century. In case you need a refresher since Rio, we’re here with a quick outline of the format for the Olympic golf competition, which begins Thursday with the first round of the men’s competition…igfgolf.org

July 28th 2021

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