Staunch supporters of the Olympic Games may still be getting used to the fact that they can now watch (or stream) one sport in particular on this grand athletic stage—golf.
The 2024 Paris Olympics mark the third straight Games to include golf after it had been absent from competition since 1904. Fields of 60 players will make up the women’s and men’s 72-hole stroke-play format tournaments at Le Golf National in the French Capital.
Here’s what women’s golf fans need to know to be ready for the Olympics.
How to Watch Olympic Women’s Golf
Women’s golf at the 2024 Olympic Games is scheduled to begin Wednesday, August 7, and conclude on Saturday, August 10. Rounds are set to begin at 3 a.m. ET each day at Le Golf National, though times are subject to change until the end of the Games.
Both the men’s and women’s golf teams, USA Golf said, will wear apparel from a custom J. Lindeberg “Red, White, Blue for Gold” collection during competition in Paris.
Stroke play consists of counting the number of strokes a player takes to complete an 18-hole course—played four times over four days—the Olympics website states. That means the golfer with the lowest number of strokes at the end of the four rounds wins the tournament. And, in this case, a gold medal.
Where to Watch Women’s Golf
The women’s and men’s tournaments at the Paris Games will air on Golf Channel (that’s channel No. 218 for DirecTV customers). Golf will also be available to stream on Peacock and various NBC Olympics platforms—such as NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com and the NBC and NBC Olympics mobile apps, which are free to download.
Full event replays will be available on the NBCOlympics.com Replays hub.
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Team USA Women’s Golf Names to Know
USA Golf officially announced in June that Nelly Korda, Lilia Vu and Rose Zhang will serve as the women’s golf trio representing the United States in Paris. Vu and Zhang will both make their Olympic debuts, while Korda is hoping to add another medal after winning gold in her last appearance.
These athletes qualified based on their standing in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings at the end of the Olympic qualification period, USA Golf noted.
Here’s a closer look at Team USA:
- Nelly Korda (World No. 1) — The top-ranked women’s golfer in the world has six wins on Tour in 2024, including the Chevron Championship, and 14 career LPGA Tour wins, plus heads to Paris as a podium favorite after winning gold at the women’s golf competition at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
- Lilia Vu (No. 2) — The former World No. 1 notably won two majors in 2023 (earning Rolex Player of the Year honors), is a five-time LPGA Tour winner and currently sits No. 2 in the Rolex Rankings.
- Rose Zhang (No. 9) — The 21-year-old phenom, already a two-time Tour winner and the recent champion of the 2024 Cognizant Founders Cup, was a college star at Stanford and now is already among the best professionals in the world, rounding out Team USA.
“I’m honored to represent the United States once again on the Olympic stage this summer in Paris,” Korda said in a release. “Winning the gold medal in Tokyo was a dream come true and an incredible highlight to my career. I’m looking forward to defending my gold medal and bringing home some more hardware for Team USA.”
Vu said representing Team USA at the Olympics had been a personal goal, and to finally accomplish it feels “surreal.” Zhang, meanwhile, added: “I am so excited to join my teammates at Le Golf National … and represent Team USA in front of the world.”
Celine Boutier, the seventh-ranked women’s player in the world, will be among Team USA’s top competition for gold as she attempts to win in her home country.
Jin Young Ko and Amy Yang (South Korea, Nos. 3 and 4, respectively) and Ruoning Yin (China, No. 5) are among the other names to watch in the women’s tournament.
