How long has golf been in the Olympics? History and more explored

Golf has a rich history and tradition and became an Olympic sport in the 1900 Paris Olympics. The sport continued to be a part of the Olympics in the next edition at St. Louis in 1904.

After the St. Louis Olympics, golf failed to be an Olympic sport for about 112 years. The sport made a comeback to the Summer Games in the 2016 Rio Olympics and later the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The sport is here to stay as it continues to be a part of the 2024 Paris Olympics and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Every edition of golf has featured both men's and women's individual competitions apart from the 1904 edition. The 1904 edition featured men's individual and men's team competitions only.

Golf-Mens Individual Round 4 - Source: USA Today

The 2024 Paris Olympics marks the fifth year for the men's golf event while the fourth year for the women's event. Across all editions, team USA has the most 13 medals with five gold, three silver, and five bronze so far. The next best performance comes from Great Britain, with a total of three medals, one of each type.

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List of all golfers competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics

Men's golf event field:

1. Emiliano Grillo (Argentina)
2. Alejandro Tosti (Argentina)
3. Jason Day (Australia)
4. Min Woo Lee (Australia)
5. Sepp Straka (Austria)
6. Thomas Detry (Belgium)
7. Adrien Dumont de Chassart (Belgium)
8. Nick Taylor (Canada)
9. Corey Conners (Canada)
10. Joaquin Niemann (Chile)
11. Mito Pereira (Chile)
12. Zecheng Dou (China)
13. Carl Yuan (China)
14. Kevin Yu (Chinese Taipei)
15. C.T. Pan (Chinese Taipei)
16. Camilo Villegas (Colombia)
17. Nico Echavarria (Colombia)
18. Nicolai Højgaard (Denmark)
19. Thorbjørn Olesen (Denmark)
20. Sami Valimaki (Finland)
21. Tapio Pulkkanen (Finland)
22. Matthieu Pavon (France)
23. Victor Perez (France)
24. Stephan Jaeger (Germany)
25. Matti Schmid (Germany)
26. Tommy Fleetwood (Great Britain)
27. Matthew Fitzpatrick (Great Britain)
28. Shubhankar Sharma (India)
29. Gaganjeet Bhullar (India)
30. Rory McIlroy (Ireland)
31. Shane Lowry (Ireland)
32. Matteo Manassero (Italy)
33. Guido Migliozzi (Italy)
34. Hideki Matsuyama (Japan)
35. Keita Nakajima (Japan)
36. Gavin Green (Malaysia)
37. Abraham Ancer (Mexico)
38. Carlos Ortiz (Mexico)
39. Ryan Fox (New Zealand)
40. Daniel Hillier (New Zealand)
41. Viktor Hovland (Norway)
42. Kris Ventura (Norway)
43. Fabrizio Zanotti (Paraguay)
44. Adrian Meronk (Poland)
45. Rafael Campos (Puerto Rico)
46. Tom Kim (Republic of Korea)
47. Byeong Hun An (Republic of Korea)
48. Christiaan Bezuidenhout (South Africa)
49. Erik van Rooyen (South Africa)
50. Jon Rahm (Spain)
51. David Puig (Spain)
52. Ludvig Åberg (Sweden)
53. Alex Noren (Sweden)
54. Joel Girrbach (Switzerland)
55. Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thailand)
56. Phachara Khongwatmai (Thailand)
57. Scottie Scheffler (United States of America)
58. Xander Schauffele (United States of America)
59. Wyndham Clark (United States of America)
60. Collin Morikawa (United States of America)

Field for Women's event:

1. Nelly Korda (United States)
2. Lilia Vu (United States)
3. Rose Zhang (United States)
4. Jin Young Ko (South Korea)
5. Amy Yang (South Korea)
6. Hyo-Joo Kim (South Korea)
7. Ruoning Yin (China)
8. Xiyu Lin (China)
9. Celine Boutier (France)
10. Perrine Delacour (France)
11. Hannah Green (Australia)
12. Minjee Lee (Australia)
13. Charley Hull (Great Britain)
14. Georgia Hall (Great Britain)
15. Yuka Saso (Japan)
16. Miyu Yamashita (Japan)
17. Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand)
18. Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand)
19. Brooke M. Henderson (Canada)
20. Alena Sharp (Canada)
21. Lydia Ko (New Zealand)
22. Momoka Kobori (New Zealand)
23. Maja Stark (Sweden)
24. Linn Grant (Sweden)
25. Carlota Ciganda (Spain)
26. Azahara Munoz (Spain)
27. Leona Maguire (Ireland)
28. Stephanie Meadow (Ireland)
29. Ashleigh Buhai (South Africa)
30. Paula Reto (South Africa)
31. Aditi Ashok (India)
32. Diksha Dagar (India)
33. Gaby Lopez (Mexico)
34. Maria Fassi (Mexico)
35. Esther Henseleit (Germany)
36. Alexandra Forsterling (Germany)
37. Albane Valenzuela (Switzerland)
38. Morgane Metraux (Switzerland)
39. Emily Kristine Pedersen (Denmark)
40. Nanna Koerstz Madsen (Denmark)
41. Peiyun Chien (Chinese Tapei)
42. Wei-Ling Hsu (Chinese Tapei)
43. Anne van Dam (Netherland)
44. Bianca Pagdanganan (Phillipines)
45. Dottie Ardina (Phillipines)
46. Manon de Roey (Belgium)
47. Emma Spitz (Austria)
48. Sarah Schober (Austria)
49. Shannon Tan (Singapore)
50. Celine Borge (Norway)
51. Madelene Stavnar (Norway)
52. Klara Davidson Spilkova (Czech Republic)
53. Sara Kouskova (Czech Republic)
54. Mariajo Uribe (Colombia)
55. Alessandra Fanali (Italy)
56. Ashley Lau (Malaysia)
57. Ursula Wikstrom (Finland)
58. Noora Komulainen (Finland)
59. Ana Belac (Slovenia)
60. Ines Laklalech (Morocco)