The Olympic men’s golf tournament is all set to begin on July 29th. And a Japanese golfer will hit the first shot in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 men’s golf tournament.
Golf as a sport made a comeback to the Olympics in 2016 in Rio. But this time, they restricted the field to just 60 players due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Golf players rarely get a chance to represent their country. However, some of the top golfers from around the world will be there on the field to compete for a medal. So here is what you need to know about the tee times, weather, pairings, and streaming information for the first two rounds.
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The Olympic men’s golf event will be played at Kasumigaseki Country Club at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday (6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the U.S.).
Since this is a no-cut event, all the 60 golfers will proceed to the weekend. Justin Rose had won the gold medal in 2016 at Rio Olympics as golf made a comeback after ages in the Olympics.
The weather forecast for the event is somewhat decent. There is a prediction of rain for the first two days, while the weather forecast predicts temperatures might go up for the last two days.
The temperature may reach up to 32 degrees Celsius for the first two days. But there will also be patches of showers in the morning.
While the wind isn’t going to be a factor in this event, as it may go maximum up to 13km/h. And there is a 58% probability of perception on day one, while 51% on day two.
Tee times for team U.S. in men’s Tokyo Olympics 2020 golf tournament
Team U.S.? | Tee Time R1 and R2 (ET) |
Xander Schauffele | 7:14 p.m./ 9:14 p.m. |
Justin Thomas | 7:25 p.m./ 9:25 p.m. |
Collin Morikawa | 9:25 p.m./ 7:25 p.m. |
Patrick Reed | 9:39 p.m./7:41 p.m. |
Pairings and tee times for Round 1 (ET)
Here are the tee times and pairings for the Round 1
6:30PM:?Rikuya Hoshino (JPN), Thomas Pieters (BEL), Sepp Straka (AUT)
6:41PM:?Adri Arnaus (ESP), Sami Valimaki (FIN), Matthias Schwab (AUT)
6:52PM:?Sebastian Munoz (COL), Henrik Norlander (SWE), Joachim Hansen (DEN)
7:03PM:?Carlos Ortiz (MEX), Antoine Rozner (FRA), Guido Migliozzi (ITA)
7:14PM:?Xander Schauffele (USA), Abraham Ancer (MEX), Christiaan Bezuidenhout (RSA)
7:25 PM:?Justin Thomas (USA), Joaquin Niemann (CHI), Paul Casey (GBR)
7:41 PM: Hideki Matsuyama (JPN), Marc Leishman (AUS), Corey Conners (CAN)
7:52PM:?C.T. Pan (TPE), Ryan Fox (NZL), Anirban Lahiri (IND)
8:03 PM:?Hurly Long (GER), Yechun Yuan (CHN), Gavin Green (MAS)
8:14PM:?Kristian K. Johannessen (NOR),?Adrian Meronk (POL),?Gunn Charoenkul (THA)
8:25PM:?Rory Sabbatini (SVK),?Mito Pereira (CHI), Renato Paratore (ITA)
8:36PM:?Jhonattan Vegas (VEN), Thomas Detry (BEL),?Kalle Samooja (FIN)
8:47 PM: Mackenzie Hughes (CAN), Alex Noren (SWE),?Jazz Janewattananond (THA)
9:03 PM: Rasmus Hojgaard (DEN),?Romain Langasque (FRA), Si Woo Kim (KOR)
9:14 PM: Viktor Hovland (NOR), Cameron Smith (AUS), Garrick Higgo (RSA)
9:25PM:?Collin Morikawa (USA), Rory McIlroy (IRL), Sungjae Im (KOR)
9:36 PM:?Patrick Reed (USA), Tommy Fleetwood (GBR), Shane Lowry (IRL)
9:47PM:?Rafael Campos (PUR), Max Kieffer (GER), Ashun Wu (CHN)
9:58PM:?Fabrizio Zanotti (PAR),?Juvic Pagunsan (PHI), Scott Vincent (ZIM)
10:09PM:?Udayan Mane (IND), Ondrej Lieser (CZE), Jorge Campillo (ESP)
Pairings and tee times for Round 2 (ET)
Thursday, July 29
6:30PM:?Rory Sabbatini (SVK),?Mito Pereira (CHI), Renato Paratore (ITA)
6:41PM:?Jhonattan Vegas (VEN), Thomas Detry (BEL),?Kalle Samooja (FIN)
6:52 PM: Mackenzie Hughes (CAN), Alex Noren (SWE),?Jazz Janewattananond (THA)
7:03 PM: Rasmus Hojgaard (DEN),?Romain Langasque (FRA), Si Woo Kim (KOR)
7:14 PM: Viktor Hovland (NOR), Cameron Smith (AUS), Garrick Higgo (RSA)
7:25PM:?Collin Morikawa (USA), Rory McIlroy (IRL), Sungjae Im (KOR)
7:41 PM: Patrick Reed (USA), Tommy Fleetwood (GBR), Shane Lowry (IRL)
7:52PM:?Rafael Campos (PUR), Max Kieffer (GER), Ashun Wu (CHN)
8:03PM:?Fabrizio Zanotti (PAR),?Juvic Pagunsan (PHI), Scott Vincent (ZIM)
8:14PM:?Udayan Mane (IND),?Ondrej Lieser (CZE), Jorge Campillo (ESP)
8:25PM:?Rikuya Hoshino (JPN), Thomas Pieters (BEL), Sepp Straka (AUT)
8:36PM:?Adri Arnaus (ESP), Sami Valimaki (FIN), Matthias Schwab (AUT)
8:47PM:?Sebastian Munoz (COL), Henrik Norlander (SWE), Joachim Hansen (DEN)
9:03PM:?Carlos Ortiz (MEX), Antoine Rozner (FRA), Guido Migliozzi (ITA)
9:14PM:?Xander Schauffele (USA), Abraham Ancer (MEX), Christiaan Bezuidenhout (RSA)
9:25 PM: Justin Thomas (USA), Joaquin Niemann (CHI), Paul Casey (GBR)
9:36 PM: Hideki Matsuyama (JPN), Marc Leishman (AUS), Corey Conners (CAN)
9:47PM:?C.T. Pan (TPE), Ryan Fox (NZL), Anirban Lahiri (IND)
9:58 PM: Hurly Long (GER), Yechun Yuan (CHN), Gavin Green (MAS)
10:09PM:?Kristian K. Johannessen (NOR),?Adrian Meronk (POL),?Gunn Charoenkul (THA)
How to watch men’s Tokyo Olympics 2020 golf tournament Round 1 & 2
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Television – Golf Channel: 6:30 p.m. (Wednesday and Thursday)
Stream -?Fubo Tv (Golf Channel): 6:30 p.m. (Wednesday and Thursday)
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