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Photos: Meet all 60 golfers heading to Tokyo 2020 in pursuit of Olympics gold

Jon Rahm leads the way for Spain ahead of strong Team USA contingent

Published: June 23, 2021 12:43 Matthew Smith, Sport Editor

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Justin Thomas is in Abu Dhabi for the first time — Spaniard Jon Rahm’s thrilling victory at last weekend’s US Open vaulted him past American Justin Thomas (pictured) and into the top spot in the final Olympic Golf Rankings, which were released on Tuesday. Americans rounded out the top five with Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele and Bryson DeChambeau expected to represent Team USA this summer in Tokyo. World No. 2 Dustin Johnson had previously said he would not compete in the men’s tournament, which will be held from July 29 to Aug. 1 at the Kasumigaseki Country Club, clearing the way for DeChambeau to take the fourth US spot. No other country has more than two qualifiers in the 60-player field. Image Credit: AFP

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Rory McIlroy in action at the US Open — Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, Norway’s Viktor Hovland, Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, Great Britain’s Paul Casey and Mexico’s Abraham Ancer are all heading to Tokyo. Rahm’s countryman and Dubai resident Adri Arnaus completes the Spain team. Here is a look at each team, their players and world ranking: Image Credit: AFP

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Bryson DeChambeau is looking to defend his US Open title — United States: Justin Thomas - world rank 3, Collin Morikawa 4, Xander Schauffele 5, Bryson DeChambeau 6 (pictured). Electing to skip: Dustin Johnson Image Credit: AFP

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Corey Conners — Canada: Corey Conners 36 (pictured), Mackenzie Hughes 63 Image Credit: AFP

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Paul Casey won the 2021 Omega Dubai Desert Classic — Great Britain: Paul Casey 20 (pictured), Tommy Fleetwood 33. Electing to skip: Tyrrell Hatton, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Lee Westwood Image Credit: Supplied

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Jon Rahm chips in for birdie on the 16th hole during the final round of The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio — Spain: Jon Rahm 1 (pictured), Adri Arnaus 160. Electing to skip: Sergio Garcia, Rafa Cabrera Bello Image Credit: AFP

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Ireland's Shane Lowry — Ireland: Rory McIlroy 10, Shane Lowry 42 (pictured) Image Credit: AP

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1.2230048-3198994456 — Japan: Hideki Matsuyama 16 (pictured), Rikuya Hoshino 76 Image Credit: AFP

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1.2090878-3194628063 — Australia: Cameron Smith 28, Marc Leishman 43 (pictured). Electing to skip: Adam Scott Image Credit: AFP

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Abraham Ancer — Mexico: Abraham Ancer 23 (pictured), Carlos Ortiz 53 Image Credit: Abraham Ancer Twitter

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Si Woo Kim — South Korea: Sungjae Im 26, Si Woo Kim 49 (pictured) Image Credit: Si Woo Kim Instagram

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Italy's Francesco Molinari — Italy: Guido Migliozzi 72, Francesco Molinari 133 (pictured) Image Credit: AP

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Viktor Hovland — Norway: Viktor Hovland 14 (pictured), Kristian Johannessen 292 Image Credit: Organisers

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Garrick Higgo — South Africa: Garrick Higgo 38 (pictured), Christiaan Bezuidenhout 46. Electing to skip: Louis Oosthuizen Image Credit: AFP

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Victor Perez — France: Victor Perez 37 (pictured), Antoine Rozner 78 Image Credit: AFP

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Joaquin Niemann — Chile: Joaquin Niemann 31 (pictured), Mito Pereira 146 Image Credit: Joaquin Niemann Twitter

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Belgium's Thomas Detry is moving to Dubai — Belgium: Thomas Detry 94 (pictured), Thomas Pieters 107 Image Credit: Thomas Detry Twitter

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1.1450015-2280354238 — Sweden: Alex Noren 95 (pictured), Henrik Norlander 136 Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Matthias Schwab — Austria: Matthias Schwab 118 (pictured), Sepp Straka 174. Electing to skip: Bernd Wiesberger Image Credit: Matthias Schwab Twitter

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Kalle Samooja — Finland: Kalle Samooja 117 (pictured), Sami Valimaki 122 Image Credit: Supplied

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Rasmus Hojgaard — Denmark: Rasmus Hojgaard 121 (pictured), Joachim B Hansen 151 Image Credit: AFP

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1.1285471-3616356976 — Argentina: Emiliano Grillo 74 (pictured) Image Credit: REUTERS

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1.2021593-2767689434 — Colombia: Sebastian Munoz 63. Thailand: Jazz Janewattananond 129 (pictured), Gunn Charoenkul 259 Image Credit: Courtesy: Mena Tour

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1.1868245-3211184332 — Venezuela: Jhonattan Vegas 130 (pictured). Slovakia: Rory Sabbatini 167 Image Credit: AP

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Ryan Fox — New Zealand: Ryan Fox 178 (pictured). Chinese Taipei: CT Pan 181 Image Credit: Ryan Fox Instagram

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Maximilian Kieffer — Poland: Adrian Meronk 189. Germany: Maximilian Kieffer 193 (pictured), Hurly Long 263. Electing to skip: Martin Kaymer Image Credit: Maximilian Kieffer Twitter

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Fabrizio Zanotti — Philippines: Juvic Pagunsan 216. Czech Republic: Ondrej Lieser 231. Paraguay: Fabrizio Zanotti 280 (pictured) Image Credit: AFP

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Golf - Anirban Lahiri — Zimbabwe: Scott Vincent 239. Puerto Rico: Rafael Campos 281. India: Anirban Lahiri 340 (pictured) Image Credit: Supplied photo

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SPO 200125 WU ASHUN GOLF1-1579968519824 — Malaysia: Gavin Kyle Green 286. China: Carl Yuan 291, Ashun Wu 315 (pictured) Image Credit: REUTERS

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