2024 – Good for the Game

Last year, Canadian golf fans were treated to a truly momentous year in Canadian golf.
Highlighted by Nick Taylor cementing his place in Canadian sports history with his unforgettable 72-foot winning putt to become the first Canadian to win the RBC Canadian Open in 69 years. The silhouette of Taylor’s iconic putter toss now finds it’s permanent place as the tournament’s official logo.

While there is much to celebrate from this year’s on-course performances, milestones off the course deserve as much attention.
Year end is often time for pause and reflection on moments and experiences that helped to shape our past season. 2024 is no different, with much to reflect upon and celebrate that was simply, good for the game.
Golf, It’s Good For You – Ahead of World Health Day, Golf Canada launched a season-long campaign that highlights the many health benefits that the sport can provide. The campaign – Golf, It’s Good for You – focused on golf’s positive physical, mental and social benefits to significantly improve one’s quality of life.
All of the World Health Organization’s key criteria for health enhancing physical activity can be achieved through golf. It is an activity that incorporates strength, balance, endurance and cognitive challenges, and has also been shown to improve cardiovascular fitness, enhance mental agility and foster social connections. In recent studies, it’s even been found to combat over 40+ chronic diseases.
Along with the launch of the campaign a golf and health website along with enhancements to Golf Canada’s Mobile App were introduced. For more information on the many health benefits the game can provide, please click here.
Expansion of She Plays Golf Festivals and introduction of new Championship Series – She Plays Golf was first piloted in Calgary in 2023 and expanded to the Greater Vancouver Area and Greater Toronto Area in 2024 providing more programming and opportunities for women to try golf. She Plays Golf festivals feature inclusive programming for women and girls, addressing gaps in the participation pathway and introducing new women and girls to the game in a safe, fun and judgement-free environment.

Three week-long festivals featured 23 events at 18 golf facilities with over 800 women and girls engaged in She Plays Golf programming. Over 580 festival participants who were new to golf experienced activities led by close to 90 women coaches and volunteers.
In addition to the festivals, a new championship series was introduced featuring three enhanced 54-hole tournaments. The Peloton Glencoe Invitational, GOLFBC Group BC Women’s Open and the ORORO PGA Women’s Championship of Canada were part of the She Plays Golf Championship Series in 2024. In addition to prize money, the top two finishers at each event earned direct exemptions into the 2024 CPKC Women’s Open. Team Canada members Lauren Kim and Anna Huang (Peloton Glencoe Invitational), Ellie Szeryk and Brooke Rivers (GolfBC Group BC Women’s Open) and Michelle Xing and Katie Cranston (ORORO PGA Women’s Championship) earned exemptions.
Plans for She Plays Golf in 2025 will be announced in the new year, for more information, please click here.
First Tee – Canada fully operational coast-to-coast – 2024 officially marked First Tee – Canada programming being available in every province across the country. In addition to this significant advancement, First Tee – Canada achieved another milestone by surpassing 100,000 participants since its inception in 2021. This year alone, First Tee – Canada provided programming to over 84,500 participants at 386 facilities (golf facilities, schools and community centres) led by 239 coaches across Canada. Seventy per cent of programming was offered at no cost to participants and 74 per cent of partnered schools and community centres serve equity-deserving communities with 45 per cent of participants identifying as BIPOC and 41 per cent identifying as female.

The continued growth of First Tee – Canada reflects the sustained impact of corporate and champion donors driving the philanthropic excellence of the Golf Canada Foundation which experienced another banner year with more than $11.2 million in funds raised in support of the game of which $5.487 million was for First Tee – Canada.
Youth On Course will be fully national in 2025 – In 2024, over 32,900 rounds of golf at $5 or less were played with 5,382 unique participants marking significant increases for both. Youth On Course programming was available across nine provinces and 105 golf courses participated in the program that saw expansion to Manitoba and Saskatchewan. 2025 will see planned expansion into Quebec, making the program fully national.
Inaugural BDO National Golf League champions crowned – The BDO National Golf League was launched ahead of the 2023 season as a nationwide, season-long competition to enhance weekly recreational league experiences for men, women and junior golfers. The inaugural season saw 10,000 participants from 107 leagues from coast-to-coast. Scoring followed a 9-hole net stableford format that took place during a six-week period of a club’s league season. Within those six weeks, the best four scores were used to determine the individuals that would advance to the provincial championships for a chance to be one of 52 pairings that would compete for the league championship at Hamilton Golf and Country Club the weekend before the RBC Canadian Open.
Storyline twists occurred during the championship round thanks to inclement weather that halted play on two occasions, resulting in a re-formatting of play. To complete the championship, pairings played their respective nine holes, with the top teams from the back and front nine then meeting in a playoff for the championship.
Tim Charles and Peter Morse were crowned the inaugural champions of the BDO National Golf League following a playoff win over Reid Middleton and Brian Thorne. Morse drained a lengthy putt to claim the championship for the Nova Scotia duo.

Along with becoming the inaugural champions, Charles and Morse travelled to Royal Troon in Troon, Scotland to represent Canada in The R&A 9 Hole Challenge one-week prior to the 152nd Open Championship as part of winning the national championship. For more information on the league and how to get involved, click here.
Golf – the number one participation sport in Canada – This past year saw an increase in public playing members with a Golf Canada membership. This year also marks back-to-back years of 10 million+ scores being posted by Golf Canada members. Last year marked the first time that the 10 million milestone had been reached and Golf Canada members surpassed that number in 2024 with 10.6 million scores posted to the Golf Canada Score Centre! For more information on a Golf Canada membership, click here. For more information or to download Golf Canada’s Mobile App, click here.

Canadians competing with the world’s best – Canadians continued to find themselves on the world’s biggest stage as Nick Taylor, Corey Conners, Brooke Henderson and Alena Sharp wore the Maple Leaf at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Henderson and Sharp were competing in their third consecutive Olympic Games since golf was re-introduced at Rio 2016. In three games, Henderson has earned finishes of 7, T29 and T13. Conners earned the best men’s finish since golf returned with a T9 finish in Paris.

Canadian Golf Hall of Famer, Mike Weir was named Captain of the International Team for the 2024 Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Que. Joining Weir were Conners, Mackenzie Hughes and Taylor Pendrith who were Captain’s picks for the International Team. After a difficult opening day, the International Team responded by winning all five foursome matches on Friday to sit tied heading into the weekend. In the end, Team U.S.A. retained the title, winning 18.5 – 11.5 over Team International. Conners and Pendrith both earned two full points for their team during the biennial event. The 2026 Presidents Cup will take place at Medinah Country Club in Chicago, Ill.
Canadian golf fans set new records in Hamilton and Calgary – Canadian golf fans took in both National Open Championships in record numbers this past year. Over 209,000 fans combined attended the RBC Canadian Open and CPKC Women’s Open setting new attendance records for both tournaments.
The success of Canada’s National Open Championships was recognized by both the PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour in their season-ending tournament recognition awards. The RBC Canadian Open took home the PGA TOUR’s Best Marketing Initiative award for the logo and branding of the tournament changing to Nick Taylor’s iconic putter toss silhouette. Originally designed to be a one-year tribute, the change will now be permanent.
The CPKC Women’s Open was awarded the Gold Driver Award for Best Volunteer Appreciation. Volunteerism was a critical part of the success of the 2024 CPKC Women’s Open at Earl Grey Golf Club in Calgary, Alta. The tournament was conducted for the first time at Earl Grey and saw 1,300 dedicated volunteers, whose positions were filled ahead of schedule, help to deliver an exceptional experience in Calgary. To recognize the work of its volunteers, the tournament hosted a Volunteer Appreciation Day which included a complimentary breakfast, happy hour and gifts that were given to all volunteers to celebrate the 50th playing of Canada’s National Women’s Open.
Offering more tournaments and pathways for Canadian amateur golfers – This season saw the introduction of a new championship added to the amateur championship calendar with the debut of the Canadian U15 Championship. The tournament provided young players the opportunity to compete for a national championship while receiving information about the high-performance journey through an educational summit following play.
Golf Canada also introduced the inaugural Canadian Collegiate Invitational, bringing some of the best NCAA Division I Men’s teams north of the border. The event will expand to include a women’s competition in 2025.
In total, 12 national amateur championships, 16 qualifiers, six NextGen tournaments and two Team Canada NextGen selection camps provided Canadians with opportunities to compete coast-to-coast from the junior level all the way to the senior ranks. The season concluded with the World Junior Girls Golf Championship which showcased some of the brightest upcoming golfers from around the world.
Lisa Meldrum becomes the 86th inductee into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame – In keeping with the importance of celebrating Canadian golf excellence, Lisa Meldrum of Montreal, Que. was named the 86th member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in February.

Meldrum enjoyed an accomplished junior and amateur career, having won 12 championships between 1997 and 2003.
Her successful competitive run was highlighted by winning the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship three consecutive years in a row from 2001 to 2003. During that time SCOREGolf recognized her as the Best Female Amateur Golfer in Canada all three years. Prior to the Canadian Women’s Amateur three-peat, Meldrum won the 1998 Canadian Juvenile Girls Championship and the 2000 Canadian Junior Girls Championship, later earning SCOREGolf’s Best Female Junior Golfer recognition in 2000.
For more on Meldrum’s incredible career, please click here.
A new home for Canadian Golf – Phase one of construction on a new home for Canadian golf is well underway at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley. Originally announced in July 2022, the 26,000 sq. ft. facility will be the national headquarters of Golf Canada along with the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum. Elements of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame can already be found in the main clubhouse and locker rooms at TPC Toronto. Lockers and memorabilia highlighting Canadian golf legends and significant moments in both the RBC Canadian Open and CPKC Women’s Open history are now part of the fabric at TPC Toronto. The new facility will also be the national headquarters for First Tee – Canada and will include an 18-hole publicly accessible community putting green. To follow the progress and for more information on the new home for Canadian golf, please click here.
From the season’s opening drive to the final putt and the many volunteers, partners and stakeholders who support Canadian golf, there is much to celebrate and reflect upon that was simply, good for the game in 2024.
Ko wins Olympic gold to earn LPGA Hall of Fame entry as Henderson finishes T13

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — One gold short of the Olympic medal collection, one win away from the LPGA Hall of Fame, Lydia Ko pondered what it would be like to knock out both at the same time and said when she arrived, “It would be a hell of a way to do it.”
What the 27-year-old Kiwi didn’t share was her decision that the Paris Games would be her last Olympics. The goal Saturday in the women’s golf competition was never more clear.
“I knew the next 18 holes were going to be some of the most important 18 holes of my life,” Ko said. “I knew being in this position was once in a lifetime.”
She delivered a dream finish at Le Golf National with a 1-under 71 for a two-shot victory. The win pushed her career total to 27 points for the LPGA Hall of Fame, one of the strictest criteria for any shrine.
Ko watched the documentary of gymnastics great Simone Biles, “Rising,” and was so inspired by one quote from Biles that she wrote it in her yardage book: “I get to write my own ending.”
This final chapter featured Ko building a five-shot lead, watching it cut to one over the final hour and then delivering a steady diet of pars until she made a 7-foot birdie putt at the end to finish at 10-under 278.
Esther Henseleit of Germany finished birdie-birdie for a 66 to make Ko work for it. Henseleit wound up with the silver. Xiyu Lin of China birdied the final hole for a 69 to take the bronze.
In her third Olympic Games appearance, Canada’s Brooke Henderson carded a final round of 71, finishing tied for 13th at 3-under. This marks her second-best finish, following a T7 at Rio 2016 and a T29 at Tokyo 2020.
Fellow Canadian Alena Sharp concluded the tournament tied for 42nd at 9-over.

Ko won the silver medal in Rio de Janeiro. She won the bronze in Tokyo. The missing one turned out to be more valuable than its weight in gold.
This is the latest prize in a remarkable career for Ko, who won her first LPGA title as a 15-year-old amateur and rose to No. 1 in the world for the first time at 17. She began this year with a victory in Florida, leaving her one point short of the Hall, and had a spell this summer when she doubted she would get the last one.
Ko becomes the 35th player to qualify for the LPGA Hall of Fame, and the second-youngest behind Australian great Karrie Webb to earn the required 27 points — two points for each of her two majors, one point for her other 18 LPGA victories, one point for winning LPGA Player of the Year (twice) and for the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average (twice).
And one big point for Olympic gold.
Ko needed only two putts from short range to win, and when the putt fell, she stepped away with her hand over her mouth and it wasn’t long before she began to sob.
Henseleit watched from a red sofa in the clubhouse as Ko played the final few holes, never considering going to the practice range in case of a playoff.
“There’s just some players you know they’re not going to mess up coming down the last two holes, and she’s definitely one of them,” said Henseleit, the first European woman to earn an Olympic medal in golf. “I was happy sitting there enjoying my silver medal.”
Lin is the second player from China to win a medal — Shanshan Feng won the bronze in Rio — and she somehow avoided a playoff with the number of players in the mix.
At the end, the stage, the podium — and the shrine — all belonged to Ko.
Women’s Golf set to begin tomorrow morning at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Brooke Henderson set to tee off at 4:11 a.m. ET, Alena Sharp will tee off at 6:28 a.m. ET on Wednesday
Women’s golf will be getting underway on Wednesday morning at Le Golf National in Paris, France at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Team Canada is represented by Brooke Henderson (Smiths Falls, Ont.) and Alena Sharp (Hamilton, Ont.) for the third consecutive Olympic Games. Henderson will tee off at 4:11 a.m. ET and is grouped with Hyo Joo Kim (Republic of Korea) and Xiyu Lin (China). Sharp will begin her first round at 6:28 a.m. ET and will be playing with Ana Belac (Slovenia) and Sara Kouskova (Czechia). On Thursday, Sharp’s group will begin play at 4:33 a.m. ET and Henderson’s will tee off at 6:06 a.m. ET.
Henderson is Canada’s winningest professional golfer of all time, with 13 LPGA Tour wins, including two major titles. Henderson is a graduate of Golf Canada’s national team program and is the only female athlete to win Canada’s national Junior (2012), Amateur (2013) and National Open Championship (2018 CPKC Women’s Open). This season, Henderson has earned seven top-10 finishes on the LPGA Tour including three third place finishes, she finished T8 at the CPKC Women’s Open last month. Henderson previously finished T7 at Rio 2016 and T29 at Tokyo 2020. For Henderson the experience of Paris has been memorable thus far.
“Rio was really fun, for me and I think for both of us it was a really great week. It was the first Olympic Games that golf was involved. It was really cool just to be part of the whole experience and learning the ins and outs of everything in the Olympics, which was pretty cool. Tokyo was a very different experience with no fans and very secluded and just went to the hotel and to the course. It’s fun to be at a Games where there’s so many people and there’s so much excitement surrounding it. I feel like so far it has been the best one, yeah,” said Henderson.
Sharp, a long-time LPGA Tour member most recently earned a bronze medal for Team Canada at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games in Chile last November. Sharp has won twice on the Epson Tour and has earned 16 top-10 finishes on the LPGA Tour in her career. Last month, Sharp earned back-to-back top-20 finishes at the Dana Open (T19) and CPKC Women’s Open (T14). Sharp previously finished 30th at Rio 2016 and 49th at Tokyo 2020. Sharp will draw on her experience winning bronze at the Pan Am Games to help her in Paris.
“I think being in contention with nine holes to go and knowing I could finish, I could maybe get a medal. And being in that pressure situation, I can still remember it because it was only in November, and I feel like that’s going to help me. I feel like this time that the other two Games — like Rio I was feeling good about my game. Tokyo, not so good. This week, I feel like coming here, I could actually win now. Tokyo, I didn’t think that. I wasn’t coming to — not participate but do my best. The last two weeks playing before here were really solid. I had two really good finishes and coming into my stride at the right time. I feel like I’m more confident as the week goes on and had good prep. So ready to get started,” said Sharp.
Henderson and Sharp will look to become the first Canadian to win an Olympic golf medal since George Lyon’s gold medal at St. Louis 1904. Henderson’s T7 at Rio 2016 is the best recent finish by a Canadian since golf returned to the Olympics in 2016. Last week the men’s golf wrapped up with Corey Conners finishing T9 and Nick Taylor T30.
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Scheffler wins Olympic gold, Conners finishes T9

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Scottie Scheffler delivered the best performance of his greatest year by rallying from four shots behind on Sunday with a 9-under 62 to win the Olympic gold medal in men’s golf in a thriller at Le Golf National.
Already a six-time winner on the PGA TOUR this year, including his second Masters title, Scheffler added Olympic gold to an astonishing season with a round that kept some 30,000 fans on edge for a wild final two hours.
The world’s No. 1 player had plenty of help. Jon Rahm of Spain had a four-shot lead over Tommy Fleetwood when he stepped on the 11th tee. Fleetwood caught him in two holes as the Spaniard had a stunning collapse.
That opened the door for six players — including Victor Perez of France, who came within one shot of the podium.
But it was Scheffler who charged to the front with four straight birdies down the stretch, none bigger than gouging a shot out of deep rough on the 17th hole and making the 18-foot birdie putt to take the lead for the first time all day.
He set an Olympic record for 72 holes at 19-under 265. Fleetwood, who fell out of the lead with a bogey from the rough on the 17th, got up-and-down for par on the final hole for a 66 to win the silver medal.
The bronze went to Hideki Matsuyama, in the mix on the back nine until closing with six straight pars for a 65.
Scheffler becomes the second straight American to win gold in men’s golf, following Xander Schauffele in the Tokyo Games.
Schauffele was tied for the 54-hole lead with Rahm until he had a collapse of his own.
Canada’s Corey Conners carded a final round 66 to tie for 9th at 12-under with Schauffele, Australia’s Jason Day, Chile’s Joaquin Niemann and Belgium’s Thomas Detry.
Fellow Canadian and 2023 RBC Canadian Open champion, Nick Taylor, tied for 30th at 4-under following a final-round 69.
Men’s Golf set to begin Thursday morning at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Corey Conners set to tee off at 3:33 a.m. ET,
Nick Taylor will tee off at 5:44 a.m. ET on Thursday
Men’s golf will be getting underway on Thursday morning at Le Golf National in Paris, France at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Team Canada is represented by Corey Conners (Listowel, Ont.) and Nick Taylor (Abbotsford, B.C.). Conners will begin his first round at 3:33 a.m. ET and is playing with Min Woo Lee (Australia) and Christiaan Bezuidenhout (South Africa). Taylor tees off at 5:44 a.m. ET. and is grouped with Byeong Hun An (Republic of Korea) and Shane Lowry (Republic of Ireland). On Friday, Taylor will begin his second round at 3:44 a.m. ET, while Conners will tee off at 5:33 a.m. ET.
Conners is a two-time PGA TOUR winner (2019 and 2023 Valero Texas Open) and has earned 11 top-25 finishes this season including a sixth-place finish at the RBC Canadian Open in Hamilton, Ont. and a T9 finish at the U.S. Open in June. The 32-year-old is making his second Olympic appearance after finishing 13th at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and says his preparation isn’t too different from his last experience.
“As professional golfers on the PGA TOUR, we are playing in big events week-in and week-out, just coming off The Open Championship a couple weeks ago. You know, definitely knowing what to expect, I think there’s some added comfort for me. But as far as the preparation, prepare as best I can pretty much each week of the year that we are teeing it up, and it’s certainly no different here. I think something that’s helpful is knowing what to expect with some of the behind the scenes stuff and logistics. I’m really excited and game feels good and it’s great to be back for my second Olympics.”
Taylor is making his Olympic debut at Paris 2024. The 36-year-old is a four-time winner on the PGA TOUR, including a historic win at the 2023 RBC Canadian Open to become the first Canadian in nearly 70 years to capture Canada’s National Men’s Open Championship. This season, Taylor won the WM Phoenix Open and has earned three top-10 finishes to date. He has enjoyed his experience in Paris thus far and at Le Golf National.
“The Opening Ceremonies was a really cool experience. Got to be around the other athletes. Just asking where they are from, what their training schedules are like. You know, Felix Auger Aliassime, obviously follow him for a long time in tennis but some of the volleyball guys and we met some equestrian ladies. It was fun to meet a bunch of different people. And yeah, to be out here with all the players. This golf course is great. I heard a lot of really impressive things before coming this year and it’s definitely stayed true. I really like the golf course and should be a good test for everybody.”
Conners and Taylor will look to become the first Canadian to win an Olympic golf medal since George Lyon’s gold medal at St. Louis 1904. Canada’s best finishes in men’s golf since the sport returned to the Olympics in 2016 were a 13th place finish for Conners (Tokyo 2020) and a 20th place finish for Graham DeLaet (Rio 2016).
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Fields Announced for Olympic Golf Competition

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The International Golf Federation (IGF) today announced the fields for the men’s and women’s Olympic golf competitions at Paris 2024. The men’s Olympic golf competition will take place 1-4 August, while the women will compete 7-10 August. The Olympic golf competitions will be contested at Le Golf National, which annually hosts the FedEx Open de France on the DP World Tour and was the site of the 2018 Ryder Cup.
Once the Olympic Golf Rankings were finalised on 18 June and 25 June for the men’s and women’s Olympic golf competitions, respectively, each National Olympic Committee (NOC) then began the process of confirming their qualifiers for the competitions by 27 June (5 p.m. US Eastern Time). Past this deadline, all unused quota places were then reallocated as per the Qualification System for golf.
With 32 countries represented in the men’s Olympic golf competition and 33 in the women’s field, the composition of the Olympic fields highlights the broad global interest in golf and the opportunity to reach new audiences across all six different continents. Golf is looking to continue building upon the success of the previous two Olympic golf competitions at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. Paris 2024 will mark the fifth occasion in which golf has been featured as an Olympic sport, and just the third time since 1904.
In total, 38 different NOCs will be represented across both the men’s and women’s Olympic golf competitions, with the United States of America sending the most athletes: seven (four men, three women). The following is the full list of NOCs represented in the fields for the men’s and women’s Olympic golf competitions: Australia, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United States of America.
In the men’s field, 10 of the top 15 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, as of this week, are competing in the Olympic golf competition, including all of the top-5 ranked players. In the women’s field, all 15 of the top-15 ranked women in the Rolex Rankings, as of this week, are competing in the Olympic golf competition.
FIELD FOR THE MEN’S OLYMPIC GOLF COMPETITION
Listed in alphabetical order of the NOCs
Name | National Olympic Committee |
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Emiliano Grillo | Argentina |
Alejandro Tosti | Argentina |
Jason Day | Australia |
Min Woo Lee | Australia |
Sepp Straka | Austria |
Thomas Detry | Belgium |
Adrien Dumont de Chassart | Belgium |
Nick Taylor | Canada |
Corey Conners | Canada |
Joaquin Niemann | Chile |
Mito Pereira | Chile |
Zecheng Dou | China |
Carl Yuan | China |
Kevin Yu | Chinese Taipei |
C.T. Pan | Chinese Taipei |
Camilo Villegas | Colombia |
Nico Echavarria | Colombia |
Nicolai Højgaard | Denmark |
Thorbjørn Olesen | Denmark |
Sami Valimaki | Finland |
Tapio Pulkkanen | Finland |
Matthieu Pavon | France |
Victor Perez | France |
Stephan Jaeger | Germany |
Matti Schmid | Germany |
Tommy Fleetwood | Great Britain |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | Great Britain |
Shubhankar Sharma | India |
Gaganjeet Bhullar | India |
Rory McIlroy | Ireland |
Shane Lowry | Ireland |
Matteo Manassero | Italy |
Guido Migliozzi | Italy |
Hideki Matsuyama | Japan |
Keita Nakajima | Japan |
Gavin Green | Malaysia |
Abraham Ancer | Mexico |
Carlos Ortiz | Mexico |
Ryan Fox | New Zealand |
Daniel Hillier | New Zealand |
Viktor Hovland | Norway |
Kris Ventura | Norway |
Fabrizio Zanotti | Paraguay |
Adrian Meronk | Poland |
Rafael Campos | Puerto Rico |
Tom Kim | Republic of Korea |
Byeong Hun An | Republic of Korea |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | South Africa |
Erik van Rooyen | South Africa |
Jon Rahm | Spain |
David Puig | Spain |
Ludvig Åberg | Sweden |
Alex Noren | Sweden |
Joel Girrbach | Switzerland |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat | Thailand |
Phachara Khongwatmai | Thailand |
Scottie Scheffler | United States of America |
Xander Schauffele | United States of America |
Wyndham Clark | United States of America |
Collin Morikawa | United States of America |
FIELD FOR THE WOMEN’S OLYMPIC GOLF COMPETITION
Listed in alphabetical order of the NOCs
Name | National Olympic Committee |
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Hannah Green | Australia |
Minjee Lee | Australia |
Emma Spitz | Austria |
Sarah Schober | Austria |
Manon De Roey | Belgium |
Brooke M. Henderson | Canada |
Alena Sharp | Canada |
Ruoning Yin | China |
Xiyu Lin | China |
Peiyun Chien | Chinese Taipei |
Wei-Ling Hsu | Chinese Taipei |
Mariajo Uribe | Colombia |
Klara Davidson Spilkova | Czech Republic |
Sara Kouskova | Czech Republic |
Emily Kristine Pedersen | Denmark |
Nanna Koerstz Madsen | Denmark |
Ursula Wikstrom | Finland |
Noora Komulainen | Finland |
Celine Boutier | France |
Perrine Delacour | France |
Esther Henseleit | Germany |
Alexandra Forsterling | Germany |
Charley Hull | Great Britain |
Georgia Hall | Great Britain |
Aditi Ashok | India |
Diksha Dagar | India |
Leona Maguire | Ireland |
Stephanie Meadow | Ireland |
Alessandra Fanali | Italy |
Yuka Saso | Japan |
Miyu Yamashita | Japan |
Ashley Lau | Malaysia |
Gaby Lopez | Mexico |
Maria Fassi | Mexico |
Ines Laklalech | Morocco |
Anne Van Dam | Netherlands |
Lydia Ko | New Zealand |
Celine Borge | Norway |
Madelene Stavnar | Norway |
Bianca Pagdanganan | Philippines |
Dottie Ardina | Philippines |
Jin Young Ko | Republic of Korea |
Amy Yang | Republic of Korea |
Hyo-Joo Kim | Republic of Korea |
Shannon Tan | Singapore |
Pia Babnik | Slovenia |
Ana Belac | Slovenia |
Ashleigh Buhai | South Africa |
Paula Reto | South Africa |
Carlota Ciganda | Spain |
Azahara Munoz | Spain |
Maja Stark | Sweden |
Linn Grant | Sweden |
Albane Valenzuela | Switzerland |
Morgane Metraux | Switzerland |
Atthaya Thitikul | Thailand |
Patty Tavatanakit | Thailand |
Nelly Korda | United States of America |
Lilia Vu | United States of America |
Rose Zhang | United States of America |
Consistency key to success for Conners heading to Olympics

Corey Conners has been one of the most consistent Canadians on the PGA TOUR over the past couple of years. It’s that consistency that has earned him a spot on the Canadian Olympic team heading to the upcoming summer Olympics.
Golf Canada recently announced the two spots reserved for the men’s team will go to Conners and 2023 RBC Canadian Open champion, Nick Taylor. On the women’s side, Brooke Henderson and Alena Sharp will be representing Canada at the upcoming summer Olympics in Paris, France.
When the decision on the men’s team was announced on June 17th, Taylor was 35th and Conners was 37th on the official World Golf rankings – they were the top two ranked Canadians.
After winning the RBC Canadian Open last June, Taylor carried that momentum towards another victory earlier this year at the TPC Scottsdale in February.
“The opportunity to represent my country at the Olympics has been a huge goal of mine for many years,” Taylor pointed out after the official announcement on June 17th.
“To see the news become official is quite humbling and surreal. I’m excited to get to Paris to compete, proudly wear the Maple Leaf, and soak in what I know will be an incredible experience.”
Joining Taylor at the Paris Olympics on the men’s golf team is Conners – who has been posting some strong results recently also. At the RBC Canadian Open in early June, he finished as the top Canadian in sixth spot.
“Definitely something to be proud of,” said Conners at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club about earning the distinction as the top Canadian. “Obviously disappointing not to win the big trophy but yeah it’s a cool honour (to be top Canadian in the field).”
Conners was again the top Canadian on the leaderboard at the U.S. Open – where he finished in a tie for 9th spot.
“It was a solid week overall. I was certainly motivated to improve on my record at the U.S. Open. I feel like the challenging golf courses set up well for me, and I was comfortable with the course, and I felt good about my game,” said the long-time Canadian National Team member from Listowel, Ont.
“It would have been nice to get a little higher up the leaderboard, but it was a really solid week.”
While his last PGA TOUR victory came back in April of 2023 at the Valero Texas Open, consistency has been a key factor to Conners’ success since then. An example of this remarkable consistency is the fact that he has not missed a cut in over a year – the last time Conners missed a cut was at the 2023 U.S. Open in Los Angeles.
Conners’ consistency combined with his recent top 10 results at the U.S. Open and the Canadian Open allowed him to edge out Adam Hadwin, who was ranked one spot behind at 38th in the world golf rankings when the Olympic team announcement was made.
“Huge honor to represent Canada at the Olympics again. It was a big goal of mine, since playing in Tokyo three years ago, that I really wanted to represent Canada again. I feel for Adam Hadwin, he was playing some really good golf as well and I was able to just sneak by him,” said the 32-year-old Conners at the recent Travellers Championship.
“Really happy and excited to get to go to Paris and it will be a lot of fun playing alongside Nick.
This marks the second time Conners will be representing Canada at the summer Olympics. The long-time Canadian National Team member from Listowel, Ont., will look to build on his strong performance at the Toyko Olympics in 2020 where he finished in 13th spot.
It is interesting to note that the last Canadian to win a medal in golf at the Olympics is George Lyon, who captured a gold medal way back in 1904.
Conners and Taylor – along with Henderson and Sharp – will look put their names into the history books later this summer in Paris, France. The men’s Olympic golf tournament will take place from August 1st to August 4th at Le Golf National. The women’s golf tournament will take place at the same venue from August 7th to August 10th.
Two women golfers announced to Canadian Olympic Team for Paris 2024

TORONTO (June 24, 2024) – Golf Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee have announced Team Canada women’s golf athletes nominated to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The two athletes are:
Brooke Henderson (Smiths Falls, Ont.)
Alena Sharp (Hamilton, Ont.)
The two athletes qualified for Team Canada based on their standing on the Official World Golf Rankings at the close of the Olympic qualification period following the completion of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday, June 23, 2024. At the close of the Paris 2024 women’s qualification period, Henderson sits 14th on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking and Sharp is 292nd.
The two-year Olympic qualification period for women’s golf saw the athletes earn their spot on Team Canada through their respective results on the LPGA Tour and other women’s global golf competitions. Paris 2024 will mark the third Olympic appearance for both Henderson and Sharp, who competed together at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.
Henderson was Canada’s top golfer in the sport’s return to the Olympic Games after 112 years, finishing in a tie for seventh at Rio 2016. She then finished tied for 29th at Tokyo 2020. A 13-time winner on the LPGA Tour, including two major titles, Henderson is Canada’s winningest professional golfer of all time. She currently sits fifth on the LPGA Tour’s Race to the CME Globe Rankings, with five top-10 finishes in 14 LPGA Tour starts in 2024. A graduate of Golf Canada’s national team program, Henderson is the only Canadian female athlete to win Canada’s national Junior (2012), Amateur (2013) and National Open Championships (2018 CPKC Women’s Open).
“Any time you can go and represent your country it’s a very proud moment,” said Henderson. “To be able to wear the Maple Leaf and go to Paris is really exciting for me.”
Sharp, a long-time LPGA Tour member, is no stranger to international competition. She earned a bronze medal for Team Canada at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games in Chile. The 43-year old has 16 career top-10 finishes and has made the cut in three of four events played this year on the LPGA Tour. Sharp made 14 cuts in 14 starts on the Epson Tour in 2023 with five top-10 results, including a win at the Champions Fore Change Invitational. She also won the ORORO PGA of Canada Women’s Championship in 2023.
“Reaching the Olympics for a third time was a huge goal of mine coming into this year and I am extremely proud to have achieved it,” said Sharp. “Representing Canada is the highest honour I’ve had in my career.”
Henderson and Sharp will look to become the first Canadian women to win an Olympic golf medal. Canada’s best Olympic finish in women’s golf was Henderson’s tie for seventh at Rio 2016.
Golf Canada’s Director of High Performance Emily Phoenix believes the Olympic and international experience of the athletes will be an asset to the women’s team in Paris.
“Both Brooke and Alena are heading into their third Olympic golf competition and that experience and familiarity is sure to prove beneficial for the athletes,” said Phoenix, who will serve as the Stollery Family Olympic Women’s Team Lead in Paris. “Brooke is a fierce competitor who has proven capable of bringing her best performances to the biggest stage while Alena heads to Paris with a great momentum in returning to the form on the LPGA Tour and earning a bronze medal for Canada at last year’s Pan Am Games golf competition.”
The women’s golf tournament at Paris 2024 will take place August 7 – 10 (Days 12 – 15) at Le Golf National.
“Congratulations to the two Canadian golfers selected to represent Canada in Paris. They will be competing in their third Olympic Games, and their remarkable skills will be crucial assets on the prestigious Golf National course,” said Bruny Surin, Team Canada’s Paris 2024 Chef de Mission. “They are ready to chip away obstacles and represent our country with pride and excellence. Swing strong and play with all your heart!”
Team Canada’s women’s golf team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games also includes the following caddies and support staff:
Caddies & Support Staff
Emily Phoenix (Calgary, Alta.) – Stollery Family Olympic Women’s Team Lead
Brittany Henderson (Smiths Falls, Ont.) – Caddie for Brooke Henderson
Sarah Bowman (Somerset, Penn., USA) – Caddie for Alena Sharp
Nick Taylor and Corey Conners were the two male golfers announced to the Paris 2024 Canadian Olympic Team last week.
Prior to being named to Team Canada, all nominations are subject to approval by the Canadian Olympic Committee’s Team Selection Committee following its receipt of nominations by all National Sport Organizations.
The latest Team Canada Paris 2024 roster can be found here.
First two Canadian athletes named to Paris 2024 golf team

TORONTO (June 17, 2024) – Golf Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee have announced Team Canada men’s golf athletes nominated to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The women’s golf athletes will be announced at a later date. The two male athletes are:
Corey Conners (Listowel, Ont.)
Nick Taylor (Abbottsford, B.C.)
The two athletes qualified for Team Canada based on their standing on the Official World Golf Rankings at the close of the Olympic qualification period following the completion of the US Open on Sunday, June 16, 2024. At the close of the Paris 2024 men’s qualification period, Taylor sits 35th on the Official Golf World Ranking and Conners is 37th.
The two-year Olympic qualification period for men’s golf featured an exciting competition among Canada’s top-ranked male golfers, which ramped up in recent weeks and came down to the wire as the athletes worked to earn their spot on Team Canada through their respective results on the PGA TOUR and other global golf competitions.
Taylor will make his Olympic debut at Paris 2024. The 36-year-old is a four-time winner on the PGA TOUR, including a historic win at the 2023 RBC Canadian Open to become the first Canadian in nearly 70 years to capture Canada’s National Men’s Open Championship. With that win, he became the only Canadian male golfer to win the Canadian Junior (2006), Canadian Amateur (2007) and Canadian Open (2023) Championships. Taylor is a graduate of Golf Canada’s National Team Program, and has represented Canada at the World Amateur Team Championship (2008) and World Cup (2018). Taylor’s 2024 season includes three top-10 finishes, highlighted by a victory at the 2024 WM Phoenix Open to lock in his Olympic spot.
“The opportunity to represent my country at the Olympics has been a huge goal of mine for many years,” said Taylor. “To see the news become official today is quite humbling and surreal. I’m excited to get to Paris to compete, proudly wear the Maple Leaf, and soak in what I know will be an incredible experience.”
Conners will make his second Olympic appearance after finishing 13th at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. A T9 finish at the US Open this past weekend helped vault the 32-year-old up nine positions on the Official World Golf Ranking to secure his spot at Paris 2024. He is a two-time PGA TOUR winner (2019 and 2023 Valero Texas Open) who has earned nine top-25 results this season including a solo sixth place finish at the 2024 RBC Canadian Open. Also a graduate of Golf Canada’s National Team Program and past member of the Presidents Cup International Team (2022), Conners has represented Canada on numerous occasions, including the World Amateur Team Championship in 2012 and 2014.
“It is going to be a huge honour to represent Canada alongside all the other athletes,” said Conners. “It was a big goal of mine to make the team again this year and I can’t wait to get to Paris.”
Taylor and Conners will look to become the first Canadian to win an Olympic golf medal since George Lyon’s gold medal at St. Louis 1904. Canada’s best finishes in men’s golf since the sport returned to the Olympics in 2016 were a 13th place finish for Conners (Tokyo 2020) and a 20th place finish for Graham DeLaet (Rio 2016).
Golf Canada’s Director of High-Performance Emily Phoenix praised the athletes for their determination through the qualification period to see their Olympic dreams become a reality.
“Nick and Corey, along with all of the Canadian players have shown a great deal of perseverance throughout the qualification period which shows how much representing Canada at the Olympics means to the athletes. The depth of Canadian talent right now in the professional game is significant and we look forward to sending a strong team to represent Canada in Paris.”
The men’s golf tournament at Paris 2024 will take place August 1 – August 4 (Days 6 – 9) at Le Golf National.
‘’Congratulations to our two Team Canada golfers who are perfectly in the swing for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games! Thanks to their meticulous preparation, these athletes are attacking challenges with impressive drive. Their patience, technical mastery, and calm under pressure place them at the pinnacle of their performance. They demonstrate that hard work and passion lead to the realization of our dreams,‘’ said Bruny Surin, Team Canada’s Paris 2024 Chef de Mission.
Team Canada’s men’s golf team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games also includes the following caddies and support staff:
Caddies & Support Staff
Emily Phoenix (Calgary, Alta.) – Team Leader
David Markle (Shelburne, Ont.) – Caddie for Nick Taylor
Danny Sahl (Sherwood, Alta.) – Caddie for Corey Conners
The qualification period for selecting Team Canada’s two female athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympic golf competition ends on Sunday, June 23.
Prior to being named to Team Canada, all nominations are subject to approval by the Canadian Olympic Committee’s Team Selection Committee following its receipt of nominations by all National Sport Organizations.
The latest Team Canada Paris 2024 roster can be found here.
Adam Hadwin qualifies for The Open, moves towards verge of Olympics at the Memorial

Dublin, Ohio, USA – Adam Hadwin has qualified for The 152 Open at Royal Troon through the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday.
The Memorial Tournament was the seventh event in the Open Qualifying Series and took place at Muirfield Village.
The Canadian was the leading player in the field not already exempt, finishing in third place at 4-under.
The next events in the Open Qualifying Series are the KOLON Korea Open and the KLM Open taking place from 20-23 June.
During a challenging Sunday at Muirfield Village, where only a few players managed to score below par, Hadwin quickly climbed the leaderboard with three birdies in his first seven holes. This brought him within striking distance of the 54-hole leader, Scottie Scheffler. However, Scheffler ultimately edged out Collin Morikawa by one stroke to claim his fifth win in eight starts.
In addition to punching his ticket to The Open, Hadwin’s chances of representing Team Canada at the Olympic Men’s Golf Competition in Paris this summer improved significantly. He jumped 24 spots in the Official World Golf Ranking, from No. 59 to No. 35, positioning himself as Canada’s second available spot with one week of qualification remaining.
At the last Olympics in Tokyo in 2021, Corey Conners and Mackenzie Hughes represented Canada in men’s golf. In 2016, it was David Hearn and Graham DeLaet. Becoming an Olympian is a notable achievement missing from Hadwin’s impressive resume.
Olympic golf qualification depends on the Official World Golf Ranking, which will be finalized after the U.S. Open next week. Nick Taylor is likely to secure the first spot, leaving Conners, Hadwin, Taylor Pendrith, and Hughes in contention for the second spot.
All five Canadians will compete next week at Pinehurst No. 2.