It was dramatic to the finish. Amy Yang clinched her first major championship at the KPMG Women’s PGA and with it, a berth into the Paris Olympics. Yang wasn’t the only one to shore up a spot in the 60-player field with strong play in Sammamish, Washington. Runner-up Miyu Yamashita of Japan did the same.
The field was finalized on Monday after the conclusion of the third women’s major of the season. The 2024 Summer Olympics will begin with the men’s competition Aug. 1-4, followed by the women’s event Aug. 7-10. Le Golf National, the 2018 Ryder Cup venue and home of the DP World Tour’s Open de France, will host.
LPGA Hall of Fame member Inbee Park won gold at the 2016 Olympic Games while current No. 1 Nelly Korda won in 2021.
The International Golf Federation utilizes the Rolex Rankings to create its own Olympic Golf Rankings. The top 15 players in the world are eligible for Paris, with a limit of four players from any given country. The rest of the field comes straight from the rankings, with a maximum of two eligible players from each country that does not already have two or more players in the top 15.
The race to make Japan’s team got heated after Yuka Saso won the U.S. Women’s Open, and then took a controversial turn after Nasa Hataoka was disqualified at the ShopRite LPGA Classic. Hataoka was subsequently passed in the rankings by Ayaka Furue, who tied for second at ShopRite.
In the end Yamashita, a JLPGA player who also tied for 12th at the U.S. Women’s Open, passed them both with her fine play at Sahalee.
American Ally Ewing tied for fifth at the KPMG and took a share of third at the USWO, but it wasn’t enough. She came up one spot short, moving up to 16th in the Rolex Rankings.
For the first time, no country in Paris will have four representatives.
Two players who qualified, Dewi Weber and Momoka Kobori, had their spots reallocated after they were not conformed by their respective National Olympic Committee. Sarah Schober of Austria and Pia Babnik of Slovenia were added to the field.
(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect changes in the field.)
Here’s a look at the final women’s field for the 2024 Paris Olympics (Rolex Rankings in parentheses):
United States
Nelly Korda of the United States looks on during the first round of the U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally at Lancaster Country Club on May 30, 2024 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Nelly Korda (1)
Lilia Vu (2)
Rose Zhang (9)
South Korea
Amy Yang of South Korea hits a tee shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club on June 21, 2024 in Sammamish, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Jin Young Ko (3)
Amy Yang (5)
Hyo Koo Kim (13)
China
Ruoning Yin of China looks across the first tee during Day Four of the HSBC Women’s World Championship at Sentosa Golf Club on March 03, 2024 in Singapore. (Photo by Kate McShane/Getty Images)
Ruoning Yin (4)
Xiyu Lin (15)
France
Celine Boutier (FRA) walks up to the 17th tee during the first round of The Chevron Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Celine Boutier (6)
Perrine Delacour (75)
Australia
Hannah Green tees of on the fourth hole during the final round of the CPKC Women’s Open golf tournament at Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports
Hannah Green (7)
Minjee Lee (11)
Great Britain
Charley Hull of England hits a tee shot on the seventh hole during the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club on June 20, 2024 in Sammamish, Washington. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Charley Hull (8)
Georgia Hall (36)
Japan
Miyu Yamashita looks on during the first round of the U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally at Lancaster Country Club on May 30, 2024 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Yuka Saso (10)
Miyu Yamashita (19)
Thailand
Patty Tavatanakit of Thailand speaks in a press conference prior to the HSBC Women’s World Championship at Sentosa Golf Club on February 27, 2024 in Singapore. (Photo by Kate McShane/Getty Images)
Atthaya Thitikul (12)
Patty Tavatanakit (25)
Canada
Brooke M. Henderson of Canada looks on from the 15th hole during the final round of The Chevron Championship at The Club at Carlton Woods on April 21, 2024 in The Woodlands, Texas. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Brooke Henderson (14)
Alena Sharp (292)
New Zealand
Lydia Ko of New Zealand plays a shot off the 12th tee prior to the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club on June 19, 2024 in Sammamish, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Lydia Ko (17)
Sweden
Maja Stark (SWE) watches her approach shot on the first fairway during the third round of The Chevron Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Maja Stark (21)
Linn Grant (26)
Spain
Carlota Ciganda of Spain reacts after a birdie on the third green during the final round of The Chevron Championship at The Club at Carlton Woods on April 21, 2024 in The Woodlands, Texas. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Carlota Ciganda (30)
Azahara Munoz (109)
Ireland
Leona Maguire tees off on the 4th hole during the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-USA TODAY Sports
Leona Maguire (32)
Stephanie Meadow (134)
South Africa
Ashleigh Buhai plays her shot from the second tee during the first round of the U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally at Lancaster Country Club on May 30, 2024 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Ashleigh Buhai (41)
Paula Reto (196)
India
Aditi Ashok of India plays her shot from the third tee during the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship on the Seowon Hills course at Seowon Valley Country Club on October 19, 2023 in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Aditi Ashok (60)
Diksha Dagar (167)
Mexico
Gaby Lopez of Mexico on the sixth hole during the first round of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club on January 18, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
Gaby Lopez (62)
Maria Fassi (186)
Germany
Alexandra Forsterling (courtesy Aramco Team Series)
Esther Henseleit (64)
Alexandra Forsterling (69)
Switzerland
Albane Valenzuela lines up a putt during the final round of the 2024 Honda LPGA Thailand at Siam Country Club in Thailand. (Photo: Thananuwat Srirasant/Getty Images)
Albane Valenzuela (70)
Morgane Metraux (127)
Scotland
Gemma Dryburgh makes a putt on the 18th green during the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship golf tournament at Congressional Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports
Gemma Dryburgh (79)
Denmark
Nanna Koerstz Madsen of Denmark hits a tee shot on the seventh hole during the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club on June 20, 2024 in Sammamish, Washington. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Emily Kristine Pedersen (87)
Nanna Koerstz Madsen (106)
Chinese Taipei
Peiyun Chien of Chinese Taipei looks on while playing the 11th hole during the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club on June 20, 2024 in Sammamish, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Peiyun Chien (88)
Wei-Ling Hsu (161)
Netherlands
Anne van Dam of the Netherlands reacts on the 14th green during the first round of the LPGA Drive On Championship at Inverness Club on July 31, 2020 in Toledo, Ohio. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Anne van Dam (108)
Philippines
Bianca Pagdanganan of the Philippines hits a tee shot on the third hole during the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club on June 20, 2024 in Sammamish, Washington. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Bianca Pagdanganan (113)
Dottie Ardina (298)
Belgium
Manon De Roey of Belgium plays a shot from a bunker on the second hole during the first round of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G at Pinnacle Country Club on September 29, 2023 in Rogers, Arkansas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Manon De Roey (154)
Austria
Emma Spitz of Austria tees off on the 10th hole on Day Two of the ISPS HANDA World Invitational presented by AVIV Clinics at Galgorm Castle Golf Club on August 18, 2023 in United Kingdom. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)
Emma Spitz (178)
Sarah Schober (297)
Singapore
Shannon Tan of Singapore putts on the sixth green during day three of the Aramco Team Series, Tampa at Feather Sound Country Club on March 10, 2024 in Clearwater, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
Shannon Tan (181)
Norway
Celine Borge tees off on the 4th hole during the third round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-USA TODAY Sports
Celine Borge (187)
Madelene Stavnar (307)
Czech Republic
Klara Davidson Spilkova of Czech Republic tees off on the 1st hole during the Second Round of the Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 28, 2023 in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Klara Davidson Spilkova (192)
Sara Kouskova (290)
Colombia
Mariajo Uribe of Colombia plays her shot from the second tee during the second round of the U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally at Lancaster Country Club on May 31, 2024 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Mariajo Uribe (198)
Italy
Clare , Ireland – 3 September 2023; Alessandra Fanali of Italy acknowledges the crowd after her putt on the 18th green during day four of the KPMG Women’s Irish Open Golf Championship at Dromoland Castle in Clare. (Photo By Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
Alessandra Fanali (211)
Malaysia
Ashley Lau of Malaysia hits her second shot on the 15th hole during the second round of The Epson Tour Championship at LPGA International on October 6, 2023 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)
Ashley Lau (279)
Finland
Noora Komulainen of Finland looks on after teeing off on the first hole during day three of the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed at Vasatorps Golfklubb on June 8, 2024 in Helsingborg, Sweden. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
Ursala Wikstrom (286)
Noora Komulainen (301)
Slovenia
Ana Belac of Slovenia watches her tee shot on the fifth hole during the second round of the Dana Open presented by Marathon at Highland Meadows Golf Club on September 02, 2022 in Sylvania, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Ana Belac (288)
Pia Babnik (336)
Morocco
Ines Laklalech of Morocco looks on from the fifth tee during the second round of the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G at Kenwood Country Club on September 08, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Ines Laklalech (321)
