After five long years of waiting, the summer Olympics are back in Tokyo, and with them bring the return of the men’s Olympic Golf competition. In just the second Olympics since golf’s grand reintroduction to the Games at Rio in 2016, a limited field of many of the best players in the world will compete for a gold medal in Tokyo.
Still, the Tokyo games bring with them a host of unique differences from 2016, chief among them being the venue. Unlike 2016, in which Gil Hanse was tasked with developing a golf course for Olympic competition, the Tokyo Olympics will be contested at a long-standing club on the outskirts of the city, Kasumigaseki Country Club. The course, which has been remodeled by both C.H. Alison and Tom Fazio in its 95-year history, has a long-standing tradition as one of the area’s best (and most exclusive clubs). It has hosted various junior and amateur golf events over the years, but certainly nothing to the degree of the Olympic Games.
As for the favorite to win at Kasumigaseki, that honor would belong to Collin Morikawa. The 24-year-old is fresh off the biggest win of his professional career to date at the Open Championship — the second major of his young career to date. What’s more, his putting (a long-standing weakness) was among his greatest strengths throughout the week at Royal St. George’s. A continuation of that trend could make Morikawa a scary player in the months and years to come. BetMGM puts him at 7/1 odds in the revamped field following the untimely exits of Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau.
Some other big names to watch out for: Xander Schauffele at 9/1, Rory McIlroy at 12/1, and local favorite Hideki Matsuyama, also at 12/1.
Below, find the complete list of odds to win for every member of the field.
Olympic Golf odds to win
Rory McIlroy +1400
Xander Schauffele +900
Collin Morikawa +700
Justin Thomas +1100
Viktor Hovland +1200
Hideki Matsuyama +1200
Patrick Reed +1800
Abraham Ancer +2200
Paul Casey +1600
Shane Lowry +2500
Cameron Smith +2200
Joaquin Niemann +2200
Sungjae Im +2500
Corey Conners +2200
Tommy Fleetwood +3000
Marc Leishman +4000
Si Woo Kim +4000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +4000
Garrick Higgo +5000
Guido Migliozzi +5000
Jhonattan Vegas +5000
Thomas Pieters +6600
Carlos Ortiz +6600
Alex Noren +5000
Rikuya Hoshino +10000
Matthias Schwab +12500
Antoine Rozner +8000
Ryan Fox +12500
Thomas Detry +8000
Rasmus Hojgaard +15000
Mackenzie Hughes +6600
Sebastian Munoz +6600
C.T. Pan +15000
Mito Pereira +8000
Kalle Samooja +25000
Rory Sabbatini +20000
Sepp Straka +15000
Henrik Norlander +10000
Joachim B. Hansen +30000
Sami Valimaki +30000
Adrian Meronk +25000
Maximilian Kieffer +25000
Carl Yuan +15000
Jazz Janewattananond +12500
Ashun Wu +35000
Anirban Lahiri +15000
Scott Vincent +25000
Fabrizio Zanotti +30000
Rafael Campos +35000
Gunn Charoenkul +50000
Ondrej Lieser +75000
Juvic Pagunsan +50000
Gavin Green +50000
Hurly Long +40000
Kristian Krogh Johannessen +40000
Adri Arnaus +20000
Romain Langasque +20000
Udayan Mane +100000
Renato Paratore +25000
Jorge Campillo +30000
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