Scottie Scheffler Elite USA Golfer in Paris for the 2024 Olympics

Scottie Scheffler traveled to Paris to prepare for the gold medal race in the 2024 Summer Golf Olympics.

Scheffler was accompanied by his wife, Meredeth Scheffler, and infant son, Bennet Scheffler. The 2024 Summer Olympics will be held at the Le Golf National course in Guyancourt, France. Le Golf National incorporates 3 golf courses, the Olympic tournament will take place on the Albatros course.

Scottie Scheffler and his family explored the city as they arrived in Paris. Scheffler says visiting the iconic Louvre museum was a highlight for him and his family. “We were there for 2 hours, it felt like I could’ve been there all day exploring around looking at the old paintings.” Scheffler said, according to The Dallas News.

Scheffler also made his way around the tennis table this past Sunday. He was able to watch Simon Biles this afternoon during the Women’s gymnastics final take home the gold medal.

Scheffler is a 28 year old American professional golfer. He is originally from Ridgewood, New Jersey. He was named the best golfer for the year 2023 and 2024, making over $28 million dollars in the year of 2024. His wife Meredeth has been working for PEOPLE since the year 2022.

Scheffler’s approach remains the same, dialing into the competition.

“The field is incredibly strong. It’s an honor to compete here. Winning a gold medal would be an incredible honor. But my approach remains the same – I show up as myself, ready to compete.” Scheffler states.

Scottie Scheffler is just days away from competition, preparation is key. He will look at the course and practice on Tuesday and Wednesday. All eyes will be on the world’s No. 1 golfer as he competes this Thursday. If Scheffler takes home the gold medal, he will become the second American golfer to win alongside his teammate Xander Schauffele.

In the past 10 tournaments Scheffler has competed in, he won 6. He had an amazing performance at the Masters, leading the final four days at 11 under. Scheffler has won 12 PGA tour tournaments and is currently ranked #1 in the world. He is currently favored to win the Olympic gold medal.

Taking the course on Thursday Scheffler will be alongside his teammates, 2016 Tokyo Golf gold medalist Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark, and Collin Moriawa who will also carry the USA flag. He is projected to tee off  at 3:11 AM CT. He will be paired with Rory McIlroy (Ireland) and Ludvig Aberg (Sweden).

Let’s take a look at the schedule starting Thursday.

Thursday, August 1st 

•  Round 1 starting at 2AM CT

Friday, August 2nd 

• Round 2 starting at 2AM CT

Saturday, August 3rd

• Round 3 starting at 2AM CT

Sunday, August 4th 

•  Final round Starting at 2AM CT

Scheffler is one of the 7 USA golfers qualified for the 2024 summer Olympics, 3 women and 4 men. This is the 5th time in history for golf in the Olympics. After 1904, golf was not held in the Olympics again until 2016. The USA currently holds the 13 medals including 5 gold.   Golf being the most successful nation in the sport. Almost Average Golf will stay up to date on scores and news. You can also stream the Summer 2024 Golf Olympics on the TV Golf Channel and Peacock.

Full list of men golfers and their representing countries:

USA Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark, Collin Morikawa Ireland Rory McIlroy Shane Lowry Sweden Ludvig Åberg, Alex Noren Norway Viktor Hovland, Kris Ventura Spain Jon Rahm, David Puig

Japan  Hideki Matsuyama, Keita Nakajima Great Britain Tommy Fleetwood, Matt Fitzpatrick France Matthieu Pavon, Victor Perez Austria Sepp Straka  Australia Jason Day, Min Woo Lee (South Korea Tom Kim, Byeong Hun An

Canada Nick Taylor, Corey Conners South Africa Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Erik van Rooyen Germany Stephan Jaeger, Matti Schmid Denmark Nicolai Hojgaard, Thorbjorn Olesen

BelgiumThomas Detry, Adrien Dumont de Chassart Argentina Emiliano Grillo, Alejandro Tosti New Zealand Ryan Fox, Daniel Hillier Poland Adrian Meronk Chile Joaquin Niemann, Mito Pereira Finland Sami Valimaki, Tapio Pulkkanen Chinese Taipei Kevin Yu, C.T. Pan China Carl Yuan, Marty Zecheng Dou

Colombia Camilo Villegas,Nico Echevarria Italy Matteo Manassero, Guido Migliozzi India Subshankar Sharma, Gaganjeet Bhullar Puerto Rico Rafael Campos Mexico Carlos Ortiz , Abraham Ancer Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Phachara Khongwatmai Malaysia Gavin Green Paraguay Fabrizio Zanotti Switzerland Joel Girrbach