The first round of the men's 2024 Paris Olympics golf competition is underway.
Golf is back in the Olympics for the third consecutive Games and the men go first at Le Golf National this week, with the women's event starting on Wednesday.
Follow along for live scores and updates from round 1 of the men's Olympic golf competition, where scoring is low in perfect conditions.
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama leads the way after a bogey-free eight-under-par round of 63.
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Matsuyama Pars 18 For A 63 (-8)
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Victor Perez On 'Once In A Lifetime' First Tee Shot
"I told myself on the range, I told my caddie, James, let's be there the full ten minutes before and really soak it in all in. It's definitely a once-in-a-lifetime. I'll never hit this tee shot again, opening games in Paris and being French and having all the home support. I wanted to be there. There wasn't going to be more pressure whether I was there tore ten minutes or four minutes. So I was like, you might as well just try to be there and take it all in and enjoy the people. It was great. I managed to hit a good shot, actually."
Puig To Five-Under
The LIV Golf star made five birdies in his first 11 holes, and he's just parred the 12th, to sit in T3rd now with just two men ahead of him.
Matsuyama Into The 18th
After his epic par save on 17, Hideki pulls his approach left into the greenside bunker on the final hole. Will have an up-and-down for a 63.
Xander Schauffele Doing Xander Schauffele Things
The World No.2 and defending gold medallist has just put an excellent front nine on the board to turn in 31 (-5).
Five birdies, four pars and in a lovely sequence of birdie-par-birdie-par-birdie-par-birdie-par-birdie.
Huge Par Save On 17 For Matsuyama
A poor drive looked like it could cost the Japanese star a bogey at the 17th but he managed to hole from 15ft to save par. Massive save to keep himself two clear at the top.
McIlroy Charging!
The four-time Major winner rolls in his third consecutive birdie at the difficult par-4 15th hole to climb to four-under-par. A superb charge after bogeys at 10 and 12.
Matthias Schmid On His Round:
"Conditions were great. I don't think the course is going to play much easier than it is today. I played pretty good, I must say. I hit most fairways, hit many greens, got a lot of looks. Just a couple bad swings towards the end which was really costly but that's golf. The round is 18 holes but the tournament is still long. I'm playing well. We'll see."
Grillo Matches Niemann's 66 With Stunning Bunker Hole-Out
Argentina's Emiliano Grillo ties the clubhouse lead with a 66 after holing a bunker shot for birdie at the 18th.
He made seven birdies and two bogeys.
Sami Valimaki To Six-Under
The Finnish star rolls in his sixth birdie in 11 holes to move up to 2nd-place on his own.
Niemann Finishes At Five-Under
The LIV Golfer is clubhouse leader at five-under with a 66. He bogeyed the 18th after a wayward drive.
Some round from the Chilean who made one eagle, four birdies and a solitary bogey.
McIlroy Back To Three-Under
Birdies at 13 and 14 for the World No.3 gets him back to -3.
Birdie For McIlroy
McIlroy's lovely approach into the par-4 13th nestled on the fringe around 10ft past the hole and he's rolled it in to get back to two-under.
Another Birdie For Matsuyama
He finds the par-5 14th green in two and just misses his eagle putt from 18ft for a tap-in birdie.
That's eight birdies, no bogeys in 14 holes. Some round.
McIlroy Drops Back
The World No.3 bogeyed the 10th and 12th to fall back to one-under.
He does have the par-5 14th to come before the demanding finishing stretch. He'll hope to get in at two-under or better on what is a very low scoring first day.
38 Players Under Par
Scoring conditions remain ideal today at Le Golf National - it's a day to go low!
Niemann To Six
The Chilean hit a great approach into the difficult 15th and managed to roll the birdie putt in to get to six-under.
Matsuyama To Seven-Under
Another stunning iron shot left Matsuyama with a kick-in birdie at the 13th to reach seven under.
7 birdies. 6 pars. What a round he's having.
Ryan Fox To Five-Under
The New Zealander is putting together a superb round here with five birdies and no bogeys thu 14.
Schmid Double Bogey
The German did indeed double bogey the 15th after spinning his ball back off the green and into the water. A costly mistake that drops him two back of Hideki Matsuyama - who may be about to go to seven-under.
Amazing Support For Home Star Matthieu Pavon
Plenty of support for France’s own, @MatthieuPavon! 🇫🇷#OlympicGolf
Schmid In Trouble
The German spins his ball back off the green into the water at the difficult 15th. That's going to be at least a bogey you'd think.
The closing stretch at Le Golf National is notoriously difficult, so we can expect players to fight for pars towards the latter stages.
Niemann To Five-Under
The LIV Golf star has just birdied the par-5 14th to move within one. He has three birdies, one eagle and zero bogeys so far today.
Matsuyama Could Easily Be Two Clear
Hideki is playing great golf today but he's missed two birdie putts inside 15ft on the last two holes. Could easily be eight-under!
Ludvig Aberg To Four-Under
The World No.4, playing in the star grouping alongside Scheffler and McIlroy, has just made his fifth birdie of the day to move to within two of the lead.
Jon Rahm Eagle
The LIV Golf star and two-time Major winner chipped in at the 3rd for an eagle at the par 5. Great start after his win last week at LIV Golf UK.
His teammate and fellow LIV Golfer David Puig is going even better at three-under after six thanks to birdies at 3, 4 and 5.
Matthias Schmid Is Having A Day
The World No.147, who was the low amateur at the 2021 Open, has made seven birdies in 14 holes so far at Le Golf National.
Schmid Joins The Lead Again
The German is matching Hideki Matsuyama shot-for-shot and the pair are now two clear at the top. Schmid has now birdied four of his last five holes and has seven birdies in total thru 14.
Eagle For McIlroy!
The World No.3 hit a stunning shot into the par-5 9th and rolled in his eagle putt perfectly from inside 10ft. He's made a huge jump up the leaderboard after being one-over thru 2.
Scheffler birdied the 9th so he is at three-under, too.
Wyndham Clark Update
For those following along earlier, Wyndham Clark has managed to get himself back to two-over.
The World No.5 was four-over after four holes but birdied the 9th and 10th.
Low Scoring At Le Golf National
Conditions are just perfect and Le Golf National is looking sensational in the Parisien sunshine.
We have 26 players under par from 51 to have completed at least one hole - which according to my maths says that over half the field are under par.
Matsuyama To Six!
Hideki becomes the first man to reach six-under-par thanks to his fourth consecutive birdie at the 10th after pouring in a long-range putt.
Matthieu Pavon has just birdied the 1st - he is really embracing this. Big fist pump and the crowd are loving him.
Matsuyama Joined At The Top!
Germany's Matthias Schmid has made his third birdie in four holes (and his sixth of the day) to join the lead at five-under.
Matsuyama's Front Nine:
Matsuyama Leads
The Japanese star, winner of the 2021 Masters, birdies the 9th for his third in a row to turn in five-under-par. He leads by one.
Schauffele Chip-In!
After missing the green to the right of the 1st hole, the defending gold medallist and two-time Major champion chips it in for a stunning birdie. What a start!
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Matthieu Pavon On The Tee
The home hero has received a stunning reception on the 1st tee and ran in high-fiving the crowd. Pavon has had a superb year after winning his maiden PGA Tour title at the Farmers Insurance Open early in the season.
Meanwhile, Xander Schauffele has got his gold medal defense underway and he's missed the 1st green in two.
Three-Way Tie At The Top
Matti Schmid has joined Niemann at four-under after birdies at 10 and 11, while Hideki Matsuyama has also moved to the top after back-to-back birdies at 7 and 8.
Huge Putt For Fleetwood
Team GB star Tommy Fleetwood moves to within two of the lead after a monster birdie putt at the 8th.
Lots of movement on the leaderboard this morning at Le Golf National in perfect conditions. Niemann still leads by one but the pack below is charging, including Tom Kim who has three birdies in four holes.
Huge Birdie From McIlroy!
The World No.2 rolls in a monster from outside 30ft at the par-4 5th to get back to under par.
Conners Closes To Within One
The Canadian PGA Tour star moves to three-under and within one of Niemann's lead after back-to-back birdies at 6 and 7.
Niemann Flying.
Here's how he's started:
Niemann To Four-Under!
The LIV star birdies the 8th and he's the first man to four-under-par. Matti Schmid just made a bogey so Niemann has a two-stroke lead at the top.
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Matti Schmid To Three-Under
The German, who is a past Open silver medallist, birdies 3, 6 and 7 to join Joaquin Niemann at the top of the leaderboard.
Aberg Also Birdies 3
The star trio of Scheffler-Aberg-McIlroy all birdie the 3rd.
Ludvig is now one of 15 men under par.
Scheffler Birdies 3
A very easy birdie for the World No.1. His second shot was truly stunning and so nearly dropped for an albatross. Great start!
Wyndham Clark Struggles Continue
The World No.5 is currently in last-place of the players on the course right now at four-over after 4 holes.
Stunning Chip From McIlroy
The World No.3 plays an explosion-style shot from the thick tough at the 3rd and it rolls up to tap-in distance. He gets back to level par after that dropped shot at the 2nd.
Scheffler, Wow.
Scottie just missed the hole by about an inch or two with his 3-wood into the par-5 3rd. He's ran around 20ft past the pin so is looking likely to make at least a birdie.
Niemann The First Man To -3
The LIV Golf money list leader follows up his eagle at the 3rd with a birdie at the 6th to become the first man to reach three-under-par.
McIlroy Bogey
McIlroy does indeed bogey the 2nd. His tee shot pushed into the bunker did the damage there, albeit his sand shot wasn't the best either.
McIlroy Struggling At 2
Team Ireland's McIlroy misses the green to the right of the par-3 2nd and his bunker shot goes well long of the pin. Looks like a bogey is on its way.
Fleetwood Under Par
The Team GB star rolls in a six-footer at the par-5 3rd to get under par.
Difficult Start For Min Woo Lee
Lee is bottom of the leaderboard alongside Wyndham Clark at three-over after a double at the 1st and then another bogey at the par-5 3rd.
McIlroy Birdie Putt Slides By
It's a par for McIlroy at the 1st.
Scheffler Birdie!
The World No.1 rolls in a 20-footer at the 1st and he gets off to the perfect start.
McIlroy In Close At The 1st
The World No.3 will have a good look for birdie on the 1st from around 10ft. Aberg has hit it in tight to save his par after finding the water. Scheffler has around 20ft for birdie.
Michael Phelps On-Site
The legendary swimmer, who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, loves his golf and it's great to see him at Le Golf National this morning showing his support.
@MichaelPhelps, big golf fan. 😄#OlympicGolf
Ludvig Aberg Into The Water On 1
The Swede is one of the favorites for gold but he's hit a poor tee shot down the 1st, pulling it into the water. Will do well to make par.
Tough Start For Wyndham Clark
The 2023 US Open champion bogeyed the 1st and has made double at the par-3 2nd after chunking his tee shot into the water. He's three-over after two holes.
Good morning and welcome to the first round of the 2024 men's Olympic golf competition.
The weather is beautiful in Paris and the course looks great too, with 60 players hoping to put a low score on the board on day one.
Tee Times
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How To Watch
Golf Channel will broadcast all live coverage of golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics from Le Golf National.
For those that are watching on the go, you can stream Round 1 of men's golf action at the 2024 Paris Olympics on the NBC app, NBC Olympics app or on NBCOlympics.com by logging in with your TV provider credentials. You can also stream it on Fubo, which carries the Golf Channel and offers a free trial, or on Peacock.
Where To Watch In The UK
As per usual, the action will be available to watch for free on the BBC in the UK. The first tee time in each of the first two rounds is 8 am, so you should keep an eye on the BBC channels and the BBC iPlayer to watch your favourite players and nations.
You can also watch golf at the Olympics on Eurosport and Discovery+ uninterrupted.
Team USA
Schauffele won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for the United States, where he beat Slovakia's Rory Sabbatini by one stroke at 18 under par. The 2024 Paris Olympics mark the Olympic debuts for Scheffler and Clark.
Le Golf National
Le Golf National hosted the 2018 Ryder Cup and has been a mainstay on the DP World Tour. Matthieu Pavon and Victor Perez are the French pair looking to deliver gold for the host nation.
The Format
The Olympic men's golf tournament features four 18-hole rounds with a stroke play format where the golfer with the lowest number of combined strokes after 72 holes is crowned the winner.
There are no cuts to the field in Olympic golf.
Follow Along!
Keep checking back for updates throughout the day. Who do you think will take home the gold medal? Let us know in the comments below.
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