Olympic prestige, but no ‘direct’ prize moneyIt’s worth noting that there is no official prize purse at the men’s Olympic golf tournament, in which Scheffler’s compatriot Xander Schauffele had been looking in contention to defend the crown he claimed in Tokyo in 2021. USOPC prize payouts for medal winnersWhile the Olympic golf tournament doesn’t come with a direct prize payout, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee is to give Team USA athletes across all sports $37,500 per gold medal. Gold in his Olympic debut 🇺🇸🥇Scottie Scheffler is unstoppable!#ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/5ZJ9xyZp8t — Team USA (@TeamUSA) August 4, 2024What else is at stake in Olympic golf tournament? Such benefits are particularly useful to players who have left the PGA Tour for the breakaway, Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour. They cannot earn world-ranking points in LIV Golf events, leading their OWGR placing to suffer.

Source: Forbes August 04, 2024 16:15 UTC