Can LIV Golfers play at the Paris Olympics? Rules and more explored

The 2024 Paris Olympics will be the fifth time the event will feature the sport of golf. Out of the 32 Olympic Games held to date, only the 1900, 1904, 2016, and 2020 editions of the event have included golf. Hence, there is a lot of excitement and buzz among golf fans given they will get to see their favorite players in action at the event.

However, before play begins on August 1, 2024, there are also some questions. One such question is whether LIV Golf players can feature at the Paris Olympics. The answer to this question is yes. As a matter of fact, the upcoming edition in Paris will feature seven golfers from the Saudi-backed tour.

Even though LIV golfers do not get OWGR ranking points, which is a main criterion to qualify for the Olympics, several golfers who play in the Saudi-backed tour are ranked in the top 60 due to their participation in Major championships and tours like the Asian Tour, which allows LIV Golf stars to play.

In total, there are seven LIV Golf players who are ranked in the top 60 and are set to play at the Paris Olympics. The names of these golfers are - Joaquin Niemann, Abraham Ancer, Carlos Ortiz, Adrian Meronk, Jon Rahm, Mito Pereira, and David Puig. These players from LIV will be star attractions in Paris.

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A look at the golfers who will be participating at the 2024 Paris Olympics

The 2024 Olympics are set to feature some big names in the sport, like Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm to name a few. Each country at the event will have some of its best golfers competing to win a gold medal. Here is a detailed look at the players who will be competing at the Paris Olympics:

• Argentina - Emiliano Grillo, Alejandro Tosti
• Australia - Jason Day, Min Woo Lee
• Austria - Sepp Straka
• Belgium - Thomas Detry, Adrien Dumont de Chassart
• Canada - Corey Conners, Nick Taylor
• Chile - Mito Pereira, Joaquin Niemann
• China - Zecheng Dou, Carl Yuan
• Chinese Taipei - CT Pan, Kevin Yu
• Colombia - Nico Echevarria, Camillo Villages
• Denmark - Nicolai Hojgaard, Thorbjorn Olesen
• Finland - Sami Valimaki
• France - Matthieu Pavon, Victor Perez
• Germany - Stephan Jaeger, Matti Schmid
• Great Britain - Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood
• India - Gaganjeet Bhullar, Shubshankar Sharma
• Ireland - Shane Lowry, Rory McIlroy
• Italy - Matteo Manassero, Guido Migliozzi
• Japan - Hideki Matsuyama, Keita Nakajima
• Malaysia - Gavin Green
• Mexico - Abraham Ancer, Carlos Ortiz
• Netherlands - Darius van Driel, Joost Luiten
• New Zealand - Ryan Fox, Daniel Hillier
• Norway - Viktor Hovland, Kris Ventura
• Paraguay - Fabrizio Zanotti
• Poland - Adrian Meronk
• Puerto Rico - Rafael Campos
• South Africa - Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Erik Van Rooyen
• South Korea - Byeong Hun An, Tom Kim
• Spain - Jon Rahm, David Puig
• Sweden - Ludvig Aberg, Alex Noren
• Thailand - Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Phachara Khongwatmai
• United States - Wyndham Clark, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler