NOCs

Quotas Allocated

through Rankings

Total

Quotas

Quotas Allocated

through Rankings

Total

Quotas

Quota places are allocated to the athlete(s) by name.

The women’s and men’s competitions will each be comprised of exactly 60 athletes, 59 of them qualified through the Olympic Golf Ranking (OGR).

The OGR is calculated as follows: each tournament earns a strength of field rating which determines how many ranking points will be awarded to top finishers. Points are awarded to athletes based on their finish positions in each event, with performances in stronger-field events earning more points in accordance with a points distribution schedule approved by the IGF.

Ranking points for each player accumulate over a two-year “rolling” period with the points awarded in the most recent 13-week period weighted at 100% of their original value. After the initial 13-week period, the points are devalued by 1.1% for each of the next 91 weeks before they drop entirely off the athlete’s two-year record. Each athlete is then ranked according to his/her average number of points over the applicable two-year period, which is determined by dividing the total number of ranking points she/he has earned by the number of tournaments in which she/he has played during that period. There is a minimum divisor of 35 events for the women’s OGR over a two-year period. Whilst for the men’s OGR, there is a minimum divisor of 40 events and a maximum divisor of 52 events played over the rolling two-year period.

OGR points to qualify for the Olympic Games, which are used to calculate the athlete’s average number of points and the athlete’s position on the OGR, can be earned during the two-year period ending with the Olympic Golf Ranking as of Monday 17 June 2024 for the men’s OGR and Monday 24 June 2024 for the women’s OGR.

In the event of ties at any of the 60 starting positions, the ties will be broken by the following criteria, in order:

• Total Official World Golf Ranking points earned in the most recent 52-week period, ending with the OGR as of Monday 17 June 2024 for the men and Monday 24 June 2024 for the women.
• Total Official World Golf Ranking points earned in the most recent 13-week period, ending with the OGR as of Monday 17 June 2024 for the men and Monday 24 June 2024 for the women.

Athletes will first be selected by name within the highest (top)-15 on the OGR as of 17 June 2024 for men and 24 June 2024 for women (following the conclusion of all eligible OGR events in the week immediately preceding), with no more than four (4) athletes per NOC.

Athletes will then be selected by name in order from 16th place onwards on the OGR as of 17 June 2024 for men and 24 June 2024 for women (following the conclusion of all eligible OGR events in the week immediately preceding), up to a maximum of two (2) athletes per NOC, including those athletes within the highest (top)-15, until the number of 59 athletes is reached, including continental places.

Each of the five (5) continents of the Olympic Movement will be guaranteed at least one (1) athlete in each of the women’s and men’s competitions respectively, if not automatically qualified in accordance with the above (continental places). The continental places will be allocated to the highest ranked athlete(s) on the OGR from the continent(s) without representation.

In all cases above, respecting the maximum number of athletes per NOC: maximum 4 athletes per event as long as said athletes are ranked within Olympic Golf Ranking (OGR) top-15. Otherwise, maximum 2 athletes per event.