Spieth and Day are both hoping that the friendly confines of TPC Deere Run will spark their games.
The Olympics have come a long way in the 12 years since golf first returned to the program, mostly measured by attendance. Bernd Wiesberger was one of two eligible players who pulled out, and even that was curious. Wiesberger was the third-ranked Austrian until he tied for second in the European Open, suddenly moving past Matthias Schwab.
If these amateurs could've collected prize money, their 2024 winnings would have totaled $2,278,505.
Joost Luiten posted on social media that he was successful in fighting a Dutch Olympic committee decision to prevent he and two others from competing in Paris.