We’ve officially reached the halfway point of the 2021 Olympic Golf competition. As Xander Schauffele, Rory Sabbatini and CT Pan ride off into the sunset as the newest medal winners in the men’s competition, the women are making their way to Kasumigaseki Country Club for what promises to be the grand finale for golf at its second Olympics of the modern era. Four days and 72 holes of strokeplay greet the 60 entrants into this year’s Games, who represent more than 30 countries and many of the biggest names in the women’s golf world.
Unlike the men’s game, which struggled to find representation from the top end of the Official World Golf Rankings and was missing the World No. 1 after Jon Rahm’s positive Covid-19 test, the women’s tournament is overflowing with top-end participation. Each of the top 10 players in the world by Rolex Ranking are among those set to compete for gold in Tokyo.
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The top player on that list, the United States’ Nelly Korda, enters the week looking for her fourth win in 2021. Korda enters as the presumptive favorite after claiming her first major championship at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in late June. She will compete alongside her sister, Jessica, Danielle Kang and Lexi Thompson for the U.S. team.
All three of the medal-winners from the 2016 Games in Rio will be back in the field in Tokyo, including South Korea’s Inbee Park, New Zealand’s Lydia Ko and China’s Shanshan Feng. Elsewhere, Minjee Lee enters the Olympics riding a wave of positive momentum following her victory at the Evian Championship just a week ago.
Below, find the complete list of pariticipants for the women’s tournament included with each of the countries they will represent. Play begins on Wednesday locally (Tuesday evening for those stateside) on Golf Channel, where it will air for all four days of coverage.
Olympic women’s golf field
1. Nelly Korda USA
2. Jin Young Ko KOR
3. In Bee Park KOR
4. Sei Young Kim KOR
5. Danielle Kang USA
6. Hyo-Joo Kim KOR
7. Brooke M. Henderson CAN
8. Yuka Saso PHI
9. Lexi Thompson USA
10. Lydia Ko NZL
11. Nasa Hataoka JPN
12. Patty Tavatanakit THA
13. Jessica Korda USA
14. Minjee Lee AUS
15. Hannah Green AUS
16. Shanshan Feng CHN
17. Ariya Jutanugarn THA
18. Sophia Popov GER
19. Mone Inami JPN
20. Carlota Ciganda ESP
21. Melissa Reid GBR
22. Anna Nordqvist SWE
23. Nanna Koerstz Madsen DEN
24. Celine Boutier FRA
25. Leona Maguire IRL
26. Xiyu Lin CHN
27. Gaby Lopez MEX
28. Caroline Masson GER
29. Emily Kristine Pedersen DEN
30. Madelene Sagstrom SWE
31. Matilda Castren FIN
32. Wei-Ling Hsu TPE
33. Azahara Munoz ESP
34. Jodi Ewart Shadoff GBR
35. Giulia Molinaro ITA
36. Perrine Delacour FRA
37. Stephanie Meadow IRL
38. Min Lee TPE
39. Anne van Dam NED
40. Alena Sharp CAN
41. Kelly Tan MAS
42. Albane Valenzuela SUI
43. Bianca Pagdanganan PHI
44. Aditi Ashok IND
45. Maria Fassi MEX
46. Maria Fernanda Torres PUR
47. Tiffany Chan HKG
48. Sanna Nuutinen FIN
49. Klara Spilkova CZE
50. Manon De Roey BEL
51. Christine Wolf AUT
52. Pia Babnik SLO
53. Mariajo Uribe COL
54. Daniela Darquea ECU
55. Magdalena Simmermacher ARG
56. Lucrezia Colombotto Rosso ITA
57. Maha Haddioui MAR
58. Tonje Daffinrud NOR
59. Kim Metraux SUI
60. Diksha Dagar IND