Paris Olympics 2024 golf update: Changes for South Korea; U.S. battle on women’s side

WithlessthantwomonthsremainingtoqualifyfortheOlympicGames,intrigueisincreasingonthegolfside. So,too,isthejockeyingforposition. SouthKoreasawmovementformen’sandwomen’shopefulsinthelatestrankingsupdate.Onthemen’sside,SungjaeImcreptpastByeongHunAnforthesecondoftwospots(TomKimcurrentlyholdstheNo.1position). Teamsareallowedtwospotsiftheyhaveplayersinsidethetop60intheOlympicrankings,whichisstronglybasedonworldrankings.Countriesarealloweduptofourrepresentativesifplayersareamongthetop15. TheSouthKoreanwomenareeyeingmorethantwointhefieldbutAmyYanghasdroppedbelowthatcutline,leavingJinYoungKoandHyo-JooKimastheonlywould-bequalifiers. TheU.S.currentlyhasfourwomeninsidethetop15,withMeganKhangatNo.14andAlisonLeeatNo.15.U.S.Women’sOpenchampionAllisenCorpuzwouldbenextonthelist(atNo.19),hopingtotakeoneofthosespots.RightbehindherareAngelYin(No.21)andRoseZhang(No.22). TheLPGAhassixeventsremaining,includingtwomajors,before