Karl Vilips says he’s already dreaming of representing Australia at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles after his Korn Ferry Tour win catapulted him to within reach of a PGA Tour card for next year.
Jason Day threw his hat into the ring for a shot at an Olympic medal, with a third-round 67 that lifted his score to nine-under and just five behind leaders Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffele.
As golf in the Olympics continues to navigate its way towards relevancy, its latest challenge may be the one that puts it most in line with golf’s major championships.
Jason Day opted out of competing at the Rio Games in 2016, despite being the No.1 golfer in the world. At the time, Day cited concerns over the Zika virus. Eight years later, having earned his way back on to the Australian team after missing in Tokyo in 2021, Day wishes he had thought about it differently.
Cameron Smith says he dusted himself off after his first missed cut at the Open since 2017 and will channel his focus into the LIV Golf UK event in the Midlands of England.
Jason Day will be at home in Ohio spending time with his wife and five children when the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics kicks off this Friday. In his place, Day’s childhood mate and caddie on tour, Luke Reardon, will march in his place.
Here’s to hoping these wholehearted endorsements of Olympic Golf – and an eventual return to normalcy – result in a more star-studded field in Paris 2024.
Sungjae Im and Si Woo Kim both didn’t medal at the Olympics and thus failed to exempt themselves from South Korea’s mandatory military service requirement.
Who, you might be wondering, is George Lyon? It’s a great question, because aside from his moment of Olympic glory, he doesn’t register very often in the historical record.
Eleven years can be a lifetime in sport yet for our young golfers now making their way into the professional game Brisbane 2032 is now a career ambition they can set their minds to.
Marc Leishman on fighting his way out of a career slump to be rewarded with a spot on the Australian men’s golf team for the Tokyo Olympics – and renewed hope he can win a maiden Major.