Your complete guide to golf at the 2020 Olympic Games, including the full TV schedule, dates and times for the men’s and women’s tournaments. <\/p>
Golf kicks off at the Olympics 2020<\/a> five years after its grand return in Rio 2016 \u2013 following a 112-year absence from the Games \u2013 but the reigning men\u2019s champion won\u2019t be there to defend his gold medal.<\/p>\n British star Justin Rose walked away with the top honour in Brazil but has failed to qualify for the tournament, as have silver and bronze medallists Henrik Stenson and Matt Kuchar.<\/p>\n The Kasumigaseki Country Club will host the men\u2019s and women\u2019s events over the coming days and weeks, with golf set to draw plenty of interest as some of the finest players in the world convene to do battle for supremacy.<\/p>\n Five of the top 10 male players in the world will feature, including No.3 Justin Thomas and No.10 Rory McIlroy, though No.1 Jon Rahm and maverick star Bryson DeChambeau have both tested positive for COVID and have been replaced by Patrick Reed for USA and Im Sung-jae for South Korea.<\/p>\n In the women\u2019s game, it\u2019s an incredibly strong field, with the entire top 15 players in the world all featuring, including top-ranked star Nelly Korda.<\/p>\n RadioTimes.com<\/a> brings you the full guide to watching golf at the Olympics including times, dates and a full TV information for the women\u2019s and men\u2019s tournaments. Plus check out what\u2019s on with our guide to the Olympics on TV today<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow our Twitter page: <\/b>@RadioTimesSport<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n The men\u2019s and women\u2019s golf tournaments at the Olympics will be held back-to-back, starting with the men on Thursday 29th July<\/strong> running until Sunday 1st August<\/strong> \u2013 a traditional four-day event.<\/p>\n The women\u2019s event runs from Wednesday 4th August<\/strong> until Saturday 7th August<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Check out our guide on how to watch Olympics 2020<\/a> or see Olympics on TV today<\/a> for more details, timings, and exclusive expert analysis from some of the biggest names in world sport over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n Sir Chris Hoy, Beth Tweddle, Rebecca Adlington, Matthew Pinsent and Dame Jess Ennis-Hill are among the stars we have to being their esteemed opinions, so don\u2019t miss what they have to say.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve already mentioned a few of the big names in Tokyo, but here are the top 10 ranked players in both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s tournaments:<\/p>\n Men\u2019s tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n Women\u2019s tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n Each day of golf will begin at 11:30pm in both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s tournaments and run into the early hours of the next morning.<\/p>\n You can tune in to watch the golf on an array of platforms including BBC iPlayer, Eurosport Player and discovery+. Certain rounds may also be shown on BBC\u2019s TV channels should the drama dictate a schedule change, so keep an eye out for announcements throughout the tournament.<\/p>\n All UK time.<\/em><\/p>\n Thursday 29th July \u2013 Round 1 (11:30pm)<\/p>\n Friday 30th July \u2013 Round 2 (11:30pm)<\/p>\n Saturday 31st July \u2013 Round 3 (11:30pm)<\/p>\n Sunday 1st July \u2013 Round 4 (11:30pm)<\/p>\n Wednesday 4th August \u2013 Round 1 (11:30pm)<\/p>\n Thursday 5th August \u2013 Round 2 (11:30pm)<\/p>\n Friday 6th August \u2013 Round 3 (11:30pm)<\/p>\n Saturday 7th August \u2013 Round 4 (11:30pm)<\/p>\n Radio Times Olympics Special issue<\/a> is on sale now.<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a> or visit our Sport<\/a> hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Your complete guide to golf at the 2020 Olympic Games, including the full TV schedule, dates and times for the men’s and women’s tournaments. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2287,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/golf-at-the-olympics-tv-schedule-how-to-watch-todays-matches.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/golf-at-the-olympics-tv-schedule-how-to-watch-todays-matches-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/golf-at-the-olympics-tv-schedule-how-to-watch-todays-matches-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/golf-at-the-olympics-tv-schedule-how-to-watch-todays-matches.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/golf-at-the-olympics-tv-schedule-how-to-watch-todays-matches.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/golf-at-the-olympics-tv-schedule-how-to-watch-todays-matches.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/golf-at-the-olympics-tv-schedule-how-to-watch-todays-matches.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Your complete guide to golf at the 2020 Olympic Games, including the full TV schedule, dates and times for the men's and women's tournaments.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/2286"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}When is golf at the Olympics?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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