French PGA rookie Matthieu Pavon says Olympics gold medal “ranks higher” than a Major win

Matthieu Pavon will represent the home team, France, in golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Pavon will be in familiar conditions this week and look to secure a medal for his country at Le Golf National, the venue for the golf event.

The 31-year-old will presumably be under immense pressure this week as there are a lot of expectations from the French golfer given his form in 2024. Pavon claimed winning a gold medal would rank higher than a Major win for him ahead of the Summer Games.

"After a few days at the Olympic Village, the opening ceremony in Paris with all these crowds in front of the Eiffel Tower and all the great moments we've had the last few days, it really feels like a gold medal would be now ranked higher than a major for me," Pavon said (via Olympic Golf on X).

Major championships are the most prestigious events in golf, however, Pavon has his sights set on a medal at the home Games.

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How has Matthieu Pavon performed in 2024?

Matthieu Pavon has had an exceptional year so far. He won the 2024 Farmers Insurance Open in January. He has competed in 16 events this year and has made 12 cuts with 4 top-10 finishes.

Pavon registered commendable performances in the Major championships as well. The French golfer finished T12 at the Masters, missed the cut at the PGA Championship, finished 5th at the US Open, and T50 at the Open Championship.

Matthieu Pavon at the PGA: Travelers Championship - Final Round - (Source: IMAGN)

This season has been one of the best for Pavon, and he will fancy his chances to win a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. But it will not be straightforward as the field has prominent names like Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, and Xander Schauffele, to name a few.

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List of all golfers competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics

There are 60 golfers in the field this week at the men's golf event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Here's the list of the golfers in the field at Le Golf National:

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