The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the golf team who are set to compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer.
Replicating the team that competed in Tokyo 2020, the Paris 2024 team of Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow will once again represent Ireland in golf at the Olympic Games.
They will each compete individually in the 60-player men’s and women’s tournaments at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, near Versailles.
It is considered among the most beautiful golf sites in the world and is owned by the French Golf Federation. Out of its two 18-hole courses, “L’Albatros” stands out as the most competitive and complex and has hosted major international competitions, including the Ryder Cup in 2018.
Team Ireland’s golfers are some of the best in the world. In Tokyo, McIlroy came agonisingly close to bronze, finishing fourth, and Lowry is going to Paris with podium ambitions.
“My first experience in Tokyo was amazing and it feeds you with the hunger of wanting to do it again and to come back and give it a better shot this time,” he said.
“A lot of what I’ve talked about and done this year has been geared towards the Olympics in Paris. I have always said that I’d love to bring a medal back to Ireland, and that’s my number one goal. It’s great to be going back there with Rory too.”
Last week Leona Maguire became the first Irish player to win a Ladies European Tour event after a fantastic eagle in the 18th hole at the Aramco Team Series.
The Cavan player, along with Antrim’s Stephanie Meadow, are heading into their third Olympics.
“It’s a huge honour to be selected for my third Olympics,” she said.
“There are not a lot of people who can say that they have been to three Olympic Games. Anytime you get to represent your country is a huge honour, and to do it at an Olympic Games, there’s no bigger honour.”
“As golfers, we don’t get to be part of a team very often, so it is special to be part of a team heading to Paris.”
“Me and Steph have known each other a lifetime now, it seems, and it is our third Olympics together. It’s been quite the journey over the last almost 20 years at this point. It is nice to see growth in each other’s games and lives, and nice to be able to share this together.”
“Our golf team is hugely exciting, with each player capable of doing something big out there in Paris,” added Olympic Federation of Ireland Chef de Mission Gavin Noble.
“This particular team gave us so much to cheer about in Tokyo, and we are really looking forward to working with Neil Manchip and the team on supporting them in Le Golf National.”
“Team Ireland golf is in great shape and very much looking forward to the challenges that await at Le Golf National,” concluded Neil Manchip, High-Performance Director with Golf Ireland
This brings the official number of athletes who have so far been selected to represent Team Ireland at Paris 2024 to one hundred and twenty-six. This Games will see us celebrate our centenary competing as a nation at the Olympic Games.
The Olympic Games in Paris will run from July 24 to August 11, 2024, with the Opening Ceremony on July 26.
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