Ex-Cal golfers Collin Morikawa and Byeong Hun An are heading to the Olympics

Shortly after the US Open concluded, we learned that Cal graduate Collin Morikawa had qualified to compete in the golf events at the Summer Olympics in Paris. But he isn’t the only former Cal golfer who will be part of the 60-player field for the Olympic golf event, which will be held Aug. 1-4.

Byeong Hun An, who played his only collegiate golf season at Cal, will represent South Korea at the Paris Olympics.

The four Olympic spots available to American golfers were determined by the Official World Golf Rankings, and Morikawa qualified for the fourth and final spot, along with Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele and Wyndham Clark, as he was ranked seventh in the rankings released Monday. Morikawa narrowly defeated Patrick Cantlay, who is ranked No. 8 in this week’s rankings.

An started 2023 ranked 230th in the world but is ranked No. 27 this week, allowing him to join Tom Kim as one of two South Koreans to qualify for the Olympics.

The top 15 golfers in this week’s world rankings automatically qualify for the Olympics, and former Cal golfer Max Homa is ranked No. 15 this week. But because the United States is limited to having more than four representatives at the Olympics, Homa will not participate in the Summer Games.

The 60 golfers will play four rounds of 18 holes, just like a typical PGA Tour event, at Le Golf National course, just outside Paris in Guyancourt, France. The top three finishers earn gold, silver and bronze medals.

Both Morikawa and An have previous Olympic experience. Morikawa finished fourth, narrowly missing a medal for the United States at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and An finished 11th for South Korea at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

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