The countdown to golf’s return to the Olympics reaches a milestone this week with now just 100 days remaining until the Rio Olympic Summer Games in August. Golf will be part of the games for the first time since 1904 with up to four players from each country eligible to compete. Countries with four players in the top-15 in the world are eligible to send all four. Countries with less than four players in the top-15 in the Rolex Rankings are eligible to send two players. South Korea is currently the only country with four players in the field. Team USA previously had four players in the field, including Cristie Kerr and Brittany Lincicome who have dropped out of the top-15 in the Rolex Rankings, leaving Lexi Thompson and Stacy Lewis as the two players to represent the U.S.
If the Olympics were held today, here’s a look at who would be competing in the current field of 60 players from 34 countries.
Australia
Minjee Lee
Karrie Webb
Austria
Christine Wolf
Belgium
Chloe Leurquin
Brazil
Miriam Nagl
Victoria Lovelady
Canada
Brooke Henderson
Alena Sharp
Chile
Paz Echeverria
China
Shanshan Feng
Xiyu Lin
Columbia
Mariajo Uribe
Czech Republic
Klara Spilkova
Denmark
Nicole Larsen
Nanna Koerstz
Spain
Azahara Munoz
Carlota Ciganda
Finland
Ursula Wilkstrom
Noora Tamminen
France
Karine Icher
Gwladys Nocera
Great Britain
Charley Hull
Catriona Matthew
Germany
Sandra Gal
Caroline Masson
India
Aditi Ashok
Ireland
Leona Maguire
Stephanie Meadow
Israel
Laetitia Beck
Italy
Giulia Sergas
Diana Luna
Japan
Harukyo Nomura
Shiho Oyama
South Korea
Inbee Park
In Gee Chun
Sei Young Kim
Ha Na Jang
Malaysia
Kelly Tan
Michelle Koh
Mexico
Gaby Lopez
Alejandra Llaneza
Netherlands
Christel Boeljon
Dewi Claire Schreefel
Norway
Suzann Pettersen
Marianne Skarpnord
New Zealand
Lydia Ko
Liv Cheng
Paraguay
Julieta Granada
South Africa
Lee-Anne Pace
Paula Reto
Russia
Maria Verchenova
Switzerland
Fabiene In-Albon
Sweden
Anna Nordqvist
Pernilla Lindberg
Thailand
Pornanong Phatlum
Ariya Jutanugarn
Chinese Taipei
Teresa Lu
Candie Kung
USA
Lexi Thompson
Stacy Lewis
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