We are officially 150 days out from the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, and with both the LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour seasons well underway, there has been some movement in the Olympic Golf Rankings as the world’s best players vie for one of the 60 spots in the field at Le Golf National in August.
The most notable jump in the standings has come from Thailand’s Patty Tavatanakit, who played her way into the field in recent weeks after winning the Aramco Saudi Ladies International on the LET and then the Honda LPGA Thailand on the LPGA Tour in back-to-back starts.
The victories vaulted Tavatanakit up to 27th in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings and to 21st in the Olympic Golf Rankings, securing her the second Thailand spot in the 60-player field in Paris and knocking out Chanettee Wannasaen for the time being. This year would mark Tavatanakit’s second time competing in the Olympic Games as she last represented Thailand at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, ultimately finishing in a tie for 23rd.
The 60-player field will be determined by the Olympic Golf Rankings, which are calculated using a player’s position in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings. The top 15 players in the Rolex Rankings will qualify for the Olympics, and a four-person limit for each country represented in the top 15 will be implemented.
From No. 16 onward in the Rolex Rankings, eligibility will be based on world ranking with a two-person limit on each country that does not already have two or more players ranked in the top 15. As the host country for this year’s Olympics, France is guaranteed one of the 60 spots.
The qualifying period for the Paris Olympics ends on June 24, 2024, and the women’s golf competition will be held at Le Golf National from August 7 to August 10.
Take a look at how things currently stand in the Olympic Golf Rankings as of February 26, 2023:
- Lilia Vu – United States
- Nelly Korda – United States*
- Celine Boutier – France
- Ruoning Yin – People’s Republic of China
- Minjee Lee – Australia
- Jin Young Ko – Republic of Korea
- Lydia Ko – New Zealand*
- Charley Hull – England
- Hyo Joo Kim – Republic of Korea
- Xiyu Lin – People’s Republic of China
- Atthaya Thitikul – Thailand
- Megan Khang – United States
- Brooke Henderson – Canada
- Allisen Corpuz – United States
- Amy Yang – Republic of Korea
- Nasa Hataoka – Japan
- Ayaka Furue – Japan
- Georgia Hall – England
- Linn Grant – Sweden
- Ashleigh Buhai – South Africa
- Patty Tavatanakit – Thailand
- Leona Maguire – Ireland
- Hannah Green – Australia
- Carlota Ciganda – Spain
- Aditi Ashok – India
- Gaby Lopez – Mexico
- Anna Nordqvist – Sweden
- Albane Valenzuela – Switzerland
- Anne van Dam – Netherlands
- Esther Henseleit – Germany
- Perrine Delacour – France
- Azahara Munoz – Spain
- Olivia Cowan – Germany
- Emily Kristine Pedersen – Denmark
- Stephanie Meadow – Ireland
- Peiyun Chien – Chinese Taipei
- Bianca Pagdanganan – Philippines
- Nanna Koerstz Madsen – Denmark
- Celine Borge – Norway
- Maria Fassi – Mexico
- Klara Davidson Spilkova – Czech Republic
- Chia Yen Wu – Chinese Taipei
- Morgane Metraux – Switzerland
- Diksha Dagar – India
- Paula Reto – South Africa
- Alessandra Fanali – Italy
- Manon De Roey – Belgium
- Shannon Tan – Singapore
- Emma Spitz – Austria
- Matilda Castren – Finland
- Sara Kouskova – Czech Republic
- Ashley Lau – Malaysia
- Daniela Darquea – Ecuador
- Natasha Andrea Oon – Malaysia
- Maddie Szeryk – Canada
- Madelene Stavnar – Norway
- Virginia Elena Carta – Italy
- Sarah Schober – Austria
- Ursula Wikstrom – Finland
- Nataliya Guseva – AIN
*earned a medal in either the 2016 or 2020 Olympic Games
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