Golf takes bronze in study of Olympics Google searches

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Scottie Scheffler shows off Olympic gold

James Richardson
August 26, 2024

Golf was the third most searched Olympic sport in America during Paris 2024 according to an analytical breakdown of Google searches.

Held at Le Golf National, both the men’s and women’s tournaments delivered excitement and drama. Scottie Scheffler won gold for Team USA in the men’s with Lydia Ko taking home gold for New Zealand in the women’s.

With the Games completed, new research has revealed which events of the 2024 Olympics were talked about the most across America. Whether celebrated for their incredible performances or stirred by controversies, these sports captured the nation’s attention.

Sports betting experts at Responsible Gambling analyzed the average number of monthly Google searches in the US for terms related to different Olympic events, such as ‘Team USA breaking’ and ‘when is the Olympic boxing final,’ to determine which events sparked the most conversations.

Taking top spot was ‘Basketball’, with 38,100 Google searches in the past month in the US. The two most searched terms related to Olympic basketball were ‘basketball Olympics’ and ‘US basketball Olympic team.’

In second place was ‘Breaking’, with 20,537 Google searches. This style of street dance made its debut as an Olympic sport this year although it has been announced that it will be dropped from the rotation in the next Olympic games. One of this year’s most talked about performances was by Raygun, the Australian athlete who scored zero points and sparked much social media controversy.

Golf finished clear in third, with a search volume of 14,013.

The Olympic field was restricted to 60 golfers for each of the men’s and women’s competitions.

The IGF utilized the official world golf rankings to create the Olympic Golf Rankings as a method of determining eligibility which ruled out the participation of any LIV Golfers.

The most talked about Olympic events of 2024

Rank	Sport	Average monthly search volume
1	Basketball	38,100
2	Breaking	20,537
3	Golf	14,013
4	Wrestling	8,828
5	Soccer	8,412
6	Track and Field	8,131
7	Trampoline	4,708
8	Volleyball	4,537
9	Boxing	4,458
10	Tennis	4,289

Data provided by Responsible Gambling

Where was the Olympic Golf tournament held?

Le Golf National is undoubtedly among Europe’s top golf courses. It presents a beautiful and innovative setting to welcome the highest levels of international competition. The layout is located in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, which was about 41 km from the Olympic Village location.

Owned and managed by the French Golf Federation, the venue was conceived as a permanent home for the annual French Open and as a national training facility for the cream of Gallic golf. Le Golf National opened in 1991 and was fully renovated in 2016. In 2018, it hosted the Ryder Cup.