Bonjour Paris! The golf tournament in France is set to kick off with a bang! After the majors, the wait for the Paris Olympics was palpable, and now it’s actually happening! The tee timings for the first round at Le Golf National were announced today. And with the big game starting in just a few hours, it is time for every fan to know when their favorite players are teeing off in their race to win gold.
The tournament will officially begin at 9:00 a.m. as per Paris time, and 3:00 a.m. for American fans. with France’s Victor Perez hitting the opening tee shot alongside Germany’s Matti Schmid and C.T. Pan of Chinese Taipei. With such an epic start to the grand competition, the whole thing will be undeniably thrilling! Another notable pairing is, Xander Schauffele, fresh from his second major win this season at The Open Championship, joining forces with Ryder Cup stars Viktor Hovland and Jon Rahm at 5:55 a.m. EST.
France’s own Matthieu Pavon, a rising star with wins on the DP World Tour and PGA TOUR in the past year, will be paired with American Collin Morikawa and Great Britain’s Matt Fitzpatrick. With such star-studded tee pairings for round 1, one can only imagine how amazing the tournament will be!
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Here is all the information on tee times and pairings according to the Olympics website:
| Tee Timings (Paris time) | EST Time | Players |
| 9:00 a.m. | 3 a.m | Victor Perez , Matti Schmid , C.T. Pan |
| 9:11 a.m. | 3:11 a.m. | Thorbjørn Olesen , Alejandro Tosti , Joaquin Niemann |
| 9:22 a.m. | 3:22 a.m. | Emiliano Grillo , Alex Noren , Ryan Fox |
| 9:33 a.m. | 3:33 a.m. | Min Woo Lee, Corey Conners, Christian Bezuidenhout |
| 9:44 a.m. | 3:44 a.m. | Wyndham Clark, Hideki Matsuyama, Tommy Fleetwood |
| 9:55 a.m. | 3:55 a.m. | Sepp Straka, Jason Day, Tom Kim |
| 10:11 a.m. | 4:11 a.m. | Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Åberg |
| 10:22 a.m. | 4:22 a.m. | Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Daniel Hillier, Guido Migliozzi |
| 10:33 a.m. | 4:33 a.m. | Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Gavin Green, Gaganjeet Bhullar |
| 10:44 a.m. | 4:44 a.m. | Phachara Khongwatmai, Abraham Ancer , Dou Zecheng |
| 10:55 a.m. | 4:55 a.m. | Yuan Yechun, Camilo Villegas, Matteo Manassero |
| 11:06 a.m. | 5:06 a.m | Adrian Meronk, Sami Valimaki, David Puig |
| 11:17 a.m. | 5:17 a.m | Erik van Rooyen, Keita Nakajima, Kevin Yu |
| 11:33 a.m. | 5:33 a.m | Stephan Jaeger, Nicolai Højgaard, Thomas Detry |
| 11:44 a.m. | 5:44 a.m | Byeong Hun An, Shane Lowry, Nick Taylor |
| 11:55 a.m. | 5:55 a.m | Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm |
| 12:06 p.m. | 6:06 a.m. | Matthieu Pavon, Collin Morikawa, Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 12:17 p.m. | 6:17 a.m. | Shubhankar Sharma, Rafael Campos, Carlos Ortiz |
| 12:28 p.m. | 6:28 a.m. | Nico Echavarria, Mito Pereira, Kris Ventura |
| 12:39 p.m. | 6:39 a.m. | Fabrizio Zanotti, Joel Girrbach, Tapio Pulkkanen |
The pairings are indeed to look out for, but this one pairing of all definitely steals the show.
The big three paired up together at the grand stage
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The pairing at 4:11 a.m. ET is going to see some major action at the Le Golf National, because Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, and Ludvig Åberg will form a powerhouse trio. The amazing pairing features three of the top-four ranked players in the world, so one can only imagine how amazing the game would be. The world’s No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has six victories under his belt, just this season, and is now making his debut at the ultimate patriotic showdown. And who knows the amazing golfer might engrave his name in the history books yet again!
USA Today via Reuters
May 15, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Scottie Scheffler prepares to hit off of the 10th tee box during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at Valhalla Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Clare Grant-USA TODAY Sports
Rory McIlroy is ranked the world’s No. 3 and has performed before at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. However, fate was not in the golfer’s favor and he narrowly lost the bronze medal at the last Olympics in a tight competition with six other players. He said, “I never tried so hard to come in third place”, according to US News.
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And last but not least, Ludvig Aberg. The golfer is ranked 4th in the whole world and is making his debut at the Paris Olympics after a winless 2024 season so far. The Swede won the RSM Classic in 2023 on his PGA Tour debut and finished beautifully as a runner-up on his Masters debut.
All three players are keeping their spirits high and are ready to showcase their skills on the grand stage. Who do you think will manage to win at the 2024 Paris Olympics? Let us know in the comment section below!
