Rio Olympics 2016, Golf: Top 5 ranked players in the field

5) Henrik Stenson - Sweden | World Ranking - 5

Henrik Stenson will look to retain his focus going into the Olympics

40 year old Henrik Stenson is enjoying a season to remember, climbing to a career high 2nd place in the rankings. He has spent the last 250 weeks in the Top 10, speaking volumes of his consistency at the top level of the game.

He finally broke his Major Championship duck in style, when he posted a Major Championship record total score of 264 on the way to winning the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon. He is one of the most respected golfers in the world with an impressive trophy haul of 5 PGA and 11 European Tour wins.

Coming into the Olympics, he represents one of the best hopes of a gold medal for his country Sweden.