Fun facts about Olympic golf, a sport where 10 countries have medaled but the U.S. dominates

Golf is an Olympic sport for the fifth time.

The American contingent at the 2024 Summer Games is made up of four men — Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa and Wyndham Clark — and three women — Nelly Korda, Lilia Vu and Rose Zhang.

The men’s competition is up first at Le Golf National, which also hosted the 2018 Ryder Cup. They start Thursday, Aug. 1 and the top three finishers will be on the podium getting their medals on Sunday, Aug. 4.

Then it’s the women’s turn, and they start Wednesday, Aug. 7 and conclude on Saturday, Aug. 10.

For a closer look at golf in the Olympics, check out this list.