Rory McIlroy says golf at 2028 LA Olympics will be ‘much more of a headache’ compared to the ongoing Paris outing

Rory McIlroy is playing at the Paris Olympics, with the golf event scheduled from August 1 to 4. After the second round, he joined a presser where he was asked about the scheduling at the Olympics and whether it contradicts the world golf roster.

The Irishman opined how the bigger problem would be at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, though he added that the golf world would be much different by then.

“I think from what I've read, 2028 in L.A. is going to be much more of a headache than this one was. But maybe the world of golf looks a little different then,” McIlroy said (via ASAP Sports).

One of the journalists then asked the 35-year-old whether the Open Championship would be held after the 2028 Olympics. To this, Rory McIlroy said:

“I don't think you can -- well, it will be the second week of Wimbledon which you can't do, either. There's so many golf tournaments and not enough weeks in the calendar. Something needs to give.”

Rory McIlroy made five birdies and one eagle in the first round of the 2024 Olympics. He then dropped four birdies and one eagle on the front nine. His scores stood at 68 and 69 in the first two rounds.

How does the golf leaderboard look for Rory McIlroy and others after the second round at Paris Olympics?

Rory McIlroy is positioned in 13th place on the Olympic scoreboard with 137. He's tied at T13 with Matt Fitzpatrick, Jason Day, and others. Scottie Scheffler, Joaquin Niemann, and Erik van Rooyen are at T10 with a 6-under.

Among LIV golfers, Jon Rahm has the highest position on the leaderboard — T4. The match is led by defending champion Xander Schauffele, Hideki Matsuyama, and Tommy Fleetwood. Here's the list of standings after the second round of the Olympics:

• T1. Xander Schauffele -11
• T1. Hideki Matsuyama -11
• T1. Tommy Fleetwood -11
• 4. Jon Rahm -9
• T5. Thomas Detry -8
• T5. C.T. Pan -8
• T5. Tom Kim -8
• T8. Stephan Jaeger -7
• T8. Guido Migliozzi -7
• T10. Erik van Rooyen -6
• T10. Joaquin Niemann -6
• T10. Scottie Scheffler -6
• T13. Matt Fitzpatrick -5
• T13. Victor Perez -5
• T13. Alejandro Tosti -5
• T13. Corey Conners -5
• T13. Jason Day -5
• T13. Rory McIlroy -5
• T19. Matteo Manassero -4
• T19. Sami Valimaki -4
• T19. David Puig -4
• T19. Collin Morikawa -4
• T19. Carlos Ortiz -4
• T19. Ludvig Aberg -4
• T25. Shubhankar Sharma -3
• T25. Kristoffer Ventura -3
• T25. Fabrizio Zanotti -3
• T25. Thorbjorn Olesen -3
• T25. Zecheng Dou -3
• T30. Keita Nakajima -2
• T30. Nicolai Hojgaard -2
• T30. Byeong Hun An -2
• T30. Ryan Fox -2
• T30. Adrien Dumont de Chassart -2
• T35. Joel Girrbach -1
• T35. Tapio Pulkkanen -1
• T35. Emiliano Grillo -1
• T35. Alex Noren -1
• T35. Min Woo Lee -1
• T35. Christiaan Bezuidenhout -1
• T35. Sepp Straka -1
• T35. Abraham Ancer -1
• T43. Yechun Yuan 0
• T43. Kevin Yu 0
• T43. Shane Lowry 0
• T46. Nick Taylor +1
• T46. Rafa Campos +1
• T46. Nico Echavarria +1
• T46. Matthias Schmid +1
• T46. Wyndham Clark +1
• T46. Gavin Green +1
• T52. Adrian Meronk +2
• T52. Gaganjeet Bhullar +2
• T54. Viktor Hovland +3
• T54. Mito Pereira +3
• T54. Phachara Khongwatmai +3
• 57. Matthieu Pavon +4
• 58. Kiradech Aphibarnrat +5
• 59. Daniel Hillier +6
• 60. Camilo Villegas +8