How To Watch Olympics Golf 2024: Live Stream For Free

How to watch all the action from Le Golf National from anywhere in the world and for free

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This article explains how to watch an Olympic golf live stream from Paris 2024 – including information on how you can watch from anywhere with a VPN. The 2024 Olympic golf tournaments are taking place on the Albatros course at Le Golf National. The men’s competition ran August 1-4, and the women’s event is August 7-10. 

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Dates: August 1-10
Venue: Le Golf National, Paris, France
Watch for free:: 9Now (AUS) | CBC Gem (CA) | BBC iPlayer (UK)
Other TV channels: Peacock (USA) | Stan Sport (AUS) | Sportsnet (CA) | Discovery+ (UK)
Watch from anywhere: Use NordVPN

Lydia Ko could make Olympic history today by winning medals in three consecutive Olympic golf tournaments. Coming into the final day, she is tied in the gold medal position with Swiss outsider Morgane Metraux, who is ranked 137th in the world. The co-leaders are 9 under par and go out at 12.39 p.m. local time, which is 6.39am EDT /11.39am BST. They play alongside Rose Zhang (USA) who is tied third at 7 under par with Miyu Yamashita (Japan).

Columbian Mariajo Uribe retires after this event. Can she have a fairtyale ending to her tournament career.? She is in sixth place, four shots off the lead, and two off the bronze medal place. She is playing in the penultimate group, off at 6.28am EDT /11.28am BST.

The group ahead of them has three of the four golfers tied in 7th on -7: Nelly Korda (USA), Xiyu Janet Lin (China) and Celine Boutier (France). Men's World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler charged up through the field on the final day of the men's competition to seize gold. Can the women's World No. 1 Korda do something similar? Or will Celine Boutier mount a charge? The Frenchwoman has already shown she's capable of going low round this demanding course by shooting 65 on the first day.

Read on to find out how to watch Olympics Golf live streams in 2024. 

How to watch Olympics Golf 2024: live stream from anywhere

Away from home at the moment and blocked from watching the golf via your usual streaming service?

You can still watch the golf live thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software allows your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where in the world you are, making it ideal for sports fans away on vacation or on business. Our favorite – as recommended by the tech experts at TechRadar and Tom's Guide – is NordVPN.

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Using a VPN is incredibly simple.

1. Download and install a VPN – as we say, our top choice is NordVPN.

2. Connect to the appropriate server location – open the VPN app, hit 'choose location' and select the appropriate location. 

3. Go to the broadcaster's stream – head to your home broadcaster's site or app and watch just as if you were sitting on your sofa at home.

How to watch Olympics 2024 Golf for free in Australia

The whole of the Paris 2024 Olympics is set to be shown for FREE in Australia across Channel 9 and 9Gem.

So Australian viewers will be able to fire up a Paris 2024 Olympics live stream on the 9Now streaming service, which is compatible with most smart devices.

Stan Sport will be providing ad-free coverage of every event of the Paris 2024 Olympics across eight channels. A subscription costs $15 per month (on top of your usual Stan sub).

Not going to be in Australia? Australians who will be away from home and abroad during the Olympics Golf can use a VPN to watch the Paris 2024 Olympics Golf on 9Now.

How to watch Olympics 2024 golf for free in Canada

In Canada, Olympics coverage is shared between different broadcasters – the free-to-air CBC, and subscription services Sportsnet and TSN.

CBC make loads of events free to watch on CBC Gem so long as you do not mind sitting through ad breaks, But if you're not a fan of the commercials, you can pay $5.99 per month for the premium service which gives you ad-free access to CBC Gem's on-demand library.

If you're unable to tune in due to geo-blocking restrictions, a VPN is all you need to watch the action as you would at home.

For Sportsnet, an SN Now subscription costs $19.99 per month, or $179.99 per year (which works out at $14.99 per month).

A Sportsnet Now Premium subscription costs $34.99 per month or $249.99 per year, and nets you WWE Network and coverage of the Bundesliga and FA Cup soccer, United Rugby Championship, Premiership Rugby, National Rugby League, and Super League Rugby.

You can subscribe to TSN on a streaming-only basis for $19.99 a month or $199.90 per year.

How to watch Olympics Golf 2024: Live stream in the US

NBCUniversal has broadcasting rights to the Paris 2024 Olympics in the US, with coverage spread across Peacock TV and its suite of TV channels. The action from Le Golf National will be shown on the Golf Channel .

Peacock Premium costs just $7.99 a month for an ad-supported version of the service that also offers live coverage of EPL soccer, every big WWE event, plus plenty more live sports. You also have the option of paying $13.99 a month for the ad-free Peacock Premium Plus package.

OTT streaming service Sling TV includes NBC, USA Network and MSNBC as part of its Sling Blue package in most major markets. The usual cost is $40 a month, but if you're new to the service you can get your first month for $20. To watch the Golf Channel you'll also need the Sling Sports Extra add-on, which will cost you an additional $11 per month.

If you subscribe to a US streaming service but you are outside the States when the Olympic golf is on, consider using a VPN as outlined above – of the many options, we rate NordVPN as the best.

How to watch Olympics 2024 golf in the UK

The BBC will be providing viewers in the UK with free Paris 2024 Olympics coverage. However Auntie is no longer the primary rights holder so much of the Olympic action will be on Eurosport and its streaming arm Discovery+

You can live stream the action on BBC iPlayer. It's free to watch with a valid TV licence, and works across a huge array of devices, including laptops, tablets, smartphones, media streaming devices like Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Chromecast and Roku, and PlayStation and Xbox consoles.

A subscription to Eurosport and its streaming arm Discovery+ usually costs £6.99 but there's a special deal on Eurosport/Discovery+ throughout the Olympics, meaning it's just £3.99 per month until August 11. Even better, if you subscribe by then you'll be able to take advantage of that low price until the end of the year.

Planning to be away from the UK when you want to watch the Olympics 2024 golf? Not a problem: use NordVPN to watch your usual service from abroad.

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Roderick Easdale

Contributing Writer Roderick is the author of the critically acclaimed comic golf novel, Summer At Tangents. Golf courses and travel are Roderick’s particular interests. He writes travel articles and general features for the magazine, travel supplement and website. He also compiles the magazine's crossword. He is a member of Trevose Golf & Country Club and has played golf in around two dozen countries. Cricket is his other main sporting love. He is also the author of five non-fiction books, four of which are still in print: The Novel Life of PG Wodehouse; The Don: Beyond Boundaries; Wally Hammond: Gentleman & Player and England’s Greatest Post-War All Rounder.