Corey Conners set to tee off at 3:33 a.m. ET,
Nick Taylor will tee off at 5:44 a.m. ET on Thursday
Men’s golf will be getting underway on Thursday morning at Le Golf National in Paris, France at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Team Canada is represented by Corey Conners (Listowel, Ont.) and Nick Taylor (Abbotsford, B.C.). Conners will begin his first round at 3:33 a.m. ET and is playing with Min Woo Lee (Australia) and Christiaan Bezuidenhout (South Africa). Taylor tees off at 5:44 a.m. ET. and is grouped with Byeong Hun An (Republic of Korea) and Shane Lowry (Republic of Ireland). On Friday, Taylor will begin his second round at 3:44 a.m. ET, while Conners will tee off at 5:33 a.m. ET.
Conners is a two-time PGA TOUR winner (2019 and 2023 Valero Texas Open) and has earned 11 top-25 finishes this season including a sixth-place finish at the RBC Canadian Open in Hamilton, Ont. and a T9 finish at the U.S. Open in June. The 32-year-old is making his second Olympic appearance after finishing 13th at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and says his preparation isn’t too different from his last experience.
“As professional golfers on the PGA TOUR, we are playing in big events week-in and week-out, just coming off The Open Championship a couple weeks ago. You know, definitely knowing what to expect, I think there’s some added comfort for me. But as far as the preparation, prepare as best I can pretty much each week of the year that we are teeing it up, and it’s certainly no different here. I think something that’s helpful is knowing what to expect with some of the behind the scenes stuff and logistics. I’m really excited and game feels good and it’s great to be back for my second Olympics.”
Taylor is making his Olympic debut at Paris 2024. The 36-year-old is a four-time winner on the PGA TOUR, including a historic win at the 2023 RBC Canadian Open to become the first Canadian in nearly 70 years to capture Canada’s National Men’s Open Championship. This season, Taylor won the WM Phoenix Open and has earned three top-10 finishes to date. He has enjoyed his experience in Paris thus far and at Le Golf National.
“The Opening Ceremonies was a really cool experience. Got to be around the other athletes. Just asking where they are from, what their training schedules are like. You know, Felix Auger Aliassime, obviously follow him for a long time in tennis but some of the volleyball guys and we met some equestrian ladies. It was fun to meet a bunch of different people. And yeah, to be out here with all the players. This golf course is great. I heard a lot of really impressive things before coming this year and it’s definitely stayed true. I really like the golf course and should be a good test for everybody.”
Conners and Taylor will look to become the first Canadian to win an Olympic golf medal since George Lyon’s gold medal at St. Louis 1904. Canada’s best finishes in men’s golf since the sport returned to the Olympics in 2016 were a 13th place finish for Conners (Tokyo 2020) and a 20th place finish for Graham DeLaet (Rio 2016).
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