2024 Paris Olympics: Top 10 power rankings at Le Golf National
6) Tommy Fleetwood
"Tommy Lad," roars the crowd every time Tommy Fleetwood suits up for Great Britain.
A class act, Tommy's light-hearted and charismatic personality has made him one of the fan favorites in Europe.
His dominance, especially on the international side, cannot be understated. He has been a staple of recent European Ryder Cup teams, and loves nothing more than to show out for his country. The 2018 Ryder Cup was special for Fleetwood, as it was the origin of the iconic "Moliwood" nickname. Molinari and Fleetwood went undefeated as a duo that week at Le Golf National, and he also won the Open de France here in 2017.
Another guy who fits this course to a tee due to his 'accuracy-over-distance' style, Fleetwood should thrive in a familiar environment. And although he struggled at The Open, he has been hinting that his game is coming together.
His failure to win in the States has been well documented, so wouldn't it be something if the most significant win of his career came in his home continent?
5) Jon Rahm
Often making LIV headlines for cursing at drones and lamenting the raging music rather than his play, it has been a wholly disappointing year for the Spaniard.
But his performance at Royal Troon has to give him a ton of confidence heading into the Olympics. Rahm struck the ball well enough to win that week, but he got the bad end of the draw. Statistics from Data Golf indicate that he played with the most difficult course conditions of anyone in the top ten; his T7 definitely flew under the radar. He then followed that up with a ball-striking clinic to get his first LIV win at the UK event.
This course is also no stranger to Rahmbo: He was a member of that 2018 Ryder Cup team, in which he defeated Tiger Woods 3&2 in singles. He also finished T5 that same year at the Open de France.
Watching Rahm play these past two weeks, it is clear he has a chip on his shoulder. He received an unprecedented amount of criticism for his move to LIV and followed that up with poor performances in three of the first four majors. He seems to have his mojo back, so watch out for the Spaniard this week.