A flurry of withdrawal announcements have opened up some new spots in the latest Olympic golf standings.
Major champions Adam Scott, Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel have all pulled their names from consideration for golf’s return to the Olympics this summer, decisions that have allowed Marc Leishman and Jaco Van Zyl to both move into the latest projected field.
A 60-man field will be determined based on the Official World Golf Rankings after the Open Championship. Each country is allowed a max of two representatives, with an exception for up to four players per country if all are ranked inside the top 15. Here is a look at the 60 men currently in line to tee it up in Brazil in a few months’ time:
1. Jason Day (AUS)
2. Jordan Spieth (USA)
3. Rory McIlroy (IRL)
4. Bubba Watson (USA)
5. Rickie Fowler (USA)
6. Henrik Stenson (SWE)
7. Dustin Johnson (USA)
8. Danny Willett (GBR)
9. Justin Rose (GBR)
10. Branden Grace (RSA)
11. Hideki Matsuyama (JPN)
12. Sergio Garcia (ESP)
13. Rafael Cabrera-Bello (ESP)
14. Byeong-Hun An (KOR)
15. Shane Lowry (IRL)
16. Marc Leishman (AUS)
17. Soren Kjeldsen (DEN)
18. Emiliano Grillo (ARG)
19. Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA)
20. Danny Lee (NZL)
21. Bernd Wiesberger (AUT)
22. Thongchai Jaidee (THA)
23. David Lingmerth (SWE)
24. Victor Dubuisson (FRA)
25. Anirban Lahiri (IND)
26. Martin Kaymer (GER)
27. Jaco Van Zyl (RSA)
28. K.T. Kim (KOR)
29. Joost Luiten (NED)
30. Thomas Pieters (BEL)
31. Fabian Gomez (ARG)
32. Thorbjorn Olesen (DEN)
33. Yuta Ikeda (JPN)
34. Francesco Molinari (ITA)
35. Ricardo Gouveia (POR)
36. Alexander Levy (FRA)
37. Miguel Tabuena (PHI)
38. Graham DeLaet (CAN)
39. David Hearn (CAN)
40. Alex Cejka (GER)
41. S.S.P. Chawrasia (IND)
42. Ryan Fox (NZL)
43. W.C. Liang (CHN)
44. Fabrizio Zanotti (PAR)
45. Mikko Ilonen (FIN)
46. Ashun Wu (CHN)
47. Brendon de Jonge (ZIM)
48. Camilo Villegas (COL)
49. Angelo Que (PHI)
50. Danny Chia (MAS)
51. Roope Kakko (FIN)
52. Nicolas Colsaerts (BEL)
53. Rodolfo Cazaubon (MEX)
54. Jhonattan Vegas (VEN)
55. C.T. Pan (TPE)
56. Wen-Tang Lin (TPE)
57. Carlos Ortiz (MEX)
58. Adilson da Silva (BRA)
59. Mardan Mamat (SIN)
60. Gavin Green (MAS)