Scottie Scheffler of Texas is the No. 1 player in the world. He's excited to add Olympian to his resume when he goes for gold at the 2024 Olympics.
Two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler has been the No. 1 player in the world for more than a year. Now, the Highland Park, Texas resident is looking forward to representing his country and adding"Olympian" to his resume.“Playing for your country is always extremely exciting and it will be pretty surreal doing it on the Olympic stage,” Scheffler said in. “It’s also good bragging rights for people that tell me golf is not a sport – I can say it’s an Olympic sport.
“I think with the format of it it’s more of an individual tournament because there’s no real team aspect,” Scheffler said inin June. “But as far as going over there and playing, I would approach it the same way I would a tournament here.” , which has hosted the French Open all but two times since 1991 and is most famous for hosting the 2018 Ryder Cup.
The course, just outside Paris, opened in 1991 and is owned by the French Golf Federation. It's a par-72 Albatros course with"daunting water hazards, vast undulating fairways, slick greens and innumerable links-style bunkers will provide drama and significant risk for the Olympic golfers,"SCHEFFLER TO PLAY IN 2024 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPand finished in the Top 10 in 13 events.
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