2024 Paris Olympics: Top 10 power rankings at Le Golf National

8) Shane Lowry

"And for my experience, Shane would last the duration," said Tommy Fleetwood, when asked about who on the 2019 Hero Cup team would be the "last man standing at the bar."

Lowry may enjoy himself from time to time outside of the golf course, but do not get it twisted: he is a world-class player.

He got off to a scorching hot start at The Open to lead through Friday, but a 77 on moving day catapulted him out of contention. Still, a sixth-placed finish to go along with a T9 in his last start on US soil is promising for the Irishman.

He is on a heater right now, gaining 8.58 strokes in total in his last three starts. The course suits him perfectly -- what he lacks in driving distance is made up for in accuracy. The course itself is not 'linksy', but it demands players to think their way around the place, similar to links-style golf. That is right up his alley.

The embodiment of what it means to be an Irishman; Lowry will look to add to his illustrious international career with a medal in Paris.

7) Ludvig Åberg

If a golfer were to be built in a lab, Ludvig Åberg would be the poster boy. Tall, strong, hits the ball a mile, stripes irons -- there is little Åberg cannot do on a golf course. To say he has the whole world in front of him would be putting it mildly.

That is why it is surprising that he has not won more on tour to this point. He has been swallowed by the "Sunday blues" in 2024, as shown by his lackluster final rounds at The Masters, The Memorial, the US Open, and more recently the Genesis Scottish Open. It is head-scratching why a player so even-keeled and unbothered as he is has not been able to close on Sunday. Yet it is only a matter of time for the young Swede.

His skillset seemingly fits every course that he steps foot on, and his combination of deadly length and pinpoint accuracy should serve him well at Le Golf National. In all likelihood, it will come down to how effective his putter can be.