Scottie Scheffler favored to bring home gold in men’s golf at the Paris Olympics

Two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler has been the No. 1 player in the world for more than a year. Now, the Highland Park, Texas resident is looking forward to representing his country and adding “Olympian” to his resume.

“Playing for your country is always extremely exciting and it will be pretty surreal doing it on the Olympic stage,” Scheffler said in an interview with Team USA. “It’s also good bragging rights for people that tell me golf is not a sport – I can say it’s an Olympic sport.”

This will be Scheffler’s first time competing in the Olympics, and his first chance at a gold medal.

SCHEFFLER IS 1 OF 4 PLAYING FOR TEAM USA

The Official World Golf Ranking from June 17 determined the 60-player field for the men’s competition. Countries may have two players, or up to four players if they are among the top 15 in the OWGR.

Team USA will be made up of Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark and Collin Morikawa

In the Men’s Olympic Golf Rankings, Scheffler ranks first, Schauffele sits at No. 3, Clark comes in at No. 5 and Morikawa ranks seventh. Schauffele and Morikawa competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with Schauffele winning the gold medal for Team USA in individual stroke play.