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- Scottie Scheffler is the 4/1 favourite to win Gold in Paris this summer with the World Number 1 topping the market
- The Open winner Xander Schauffele is second favourite to win Gold for second Olympic Games in-a-row
- Women's Number One Nelly Korda leads the market to win Women's Gold
Scottie Scheffler is the 4/1 favourite to win Gold in Paris this summer with the World Number 1 topping the market
Odds are now given on the 2024 Paris Olympics with UK Betting Sites putting World Number 1 Scottie Scheffler as the 7/2 favourite to win Gold in the Golf event.
Golf came back to the Olympic Games in 2016 for the first time since 1904 with English golfer Justin Rose winning Gold in Brazil and it has stayed since then.
The last Olympics in Tokyo back in 2021 saw American Xander Schauffele win the event with bookmakers putting him as the second favourite in the market to win another Gold Medal.
Scottie Scheffler sits at the top of the betting odds with Bet365’s latest market suggesting a 22.2% chance of him winning Gold in Paris.
| 2024 Olympics Golf Gold Medal Winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Xander Schauffele | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Rory McIlroy | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Jon Rahm | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| Collin Morikawa | 12/1 | 7.7% |
What the expert says...
The Open winner Xander Schauffele is second favourite to win Gold for second Olympic Games in-a-row
Last Olympics’ Gold winner Xander Schauffele goes into this event in-form after winning The Open at Royal Troon last weekend.
30-year-old Schauffele won his second major in three months after his US PGA Championship victory in May despite tough conditions during the event.
Schauffele will now go into the Paris Olympics with big confidence around winning another Gold Medal after his win in Tokyo three years ago.
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Women's Number 1 Nelly Korda leads the market to win Women's Gold
World Number 1 Nelly Korda is favourite in the Women's event to win Gold after previously winning the Gold Medal at the Tokyo Games in 2021.
Korda has been in fine form in 2024 with six wins in seven events putting her as the most successful and in-form player in the year so far.
The American golfer won the Mizuho Americans Open in May to make it a 6th event win with the Chevron Championship event in April her second major title after winning the Women's PGA Championship in 2021.
Bookies make Korda the 6/1 favourite to win Gold in Paris this summer with the American surely the one to watch when it comes to the form guide going into the event.
| 2024 Olympics Women's Golf Gold Medal Winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Nelly Korda | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Lilia Vu | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Atthaya Thitikul | 17/2 | |
| Jin Young Ko | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| Brooke Henderson | 16/1 |
