International Golf Federation pushes for mixed-event in the 2028 Olympics- "We'd love to slot it in"

The 2024 Olympics' golf events are set to be played over the next two weeks at the iconic Le Golf National course, located on the outskirts of Paris, France. The men's individual stroke play event will run from August 1-4, while the women take on the course from August 7-10.

For the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, the Interational Golf Federation is trying to change the format to further the game and its exposure in the world. Having been in the games from 2016, the sport has pushed players to excel and make their respective countries proud.

The Olympics currently has two seperate individual strokeplay events for men and women. However, Antony Scanlon, director of the International Golf Federation, believes that adding a third event would be benificial in growing the sport and generating more viewers.

The proposed new event will feature mixed men's and women's teams with two formats of play - alternate shot and best ball. It would take place after the men's event and before the women's. The field would consist of 16 teams formed from the combined 120-player field.

While the Olympics currently awards a total of six medals, Scanlon belives that it isnt enough in comparison to other sports such as judo, which awards 45 medals. Here's what Scanlon told Golf Digest about the new proposal:

" Certainly, the mixed team event is something the athletes we're speaking to are excited about. We've got great support from the organizing committee in L.A., and we'd love to slot it in just after the men's event. But I think the opportunity to win another medal, the opportunity for us to showcase it with a mixed team event is fantastic and that will attract a wider audience and a different audience, I think. "

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2024 Paris Olympics Full Field List

The 2024 Summer Olympic games are underway in Paris, France. With the golf events starting soon, here's a full look at the 60 men and women who will take on the Le Golf National course.

Men's Individual Stroke Play

• 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 Pereria (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)

Women's Individual Stroke Play

• 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)