The 2024 Paris Olympics men's golf competition begins on Thursday, Aug. 1, from Le Golf National. The par-71, 7,174-yard course hosted the Ryder Cup in 2018 and will now host eight of the top 10 ranked golfers in the world. In addition to picking the gold medal winner, golf fans everywhere can lock in wagers for the first round, which begins on Thursday at 3 a.m. ET. 

Team USA's Scottie Scheffler is making his first Olympics golf appearance but is the +300 favorite to win gold according to the latest 2024 Olympics golf men's odds. The No. 1 ranked player in the world is going off at +1000 to be the leader after Round 1. Should Scheffler be part of your betting strategy for Thursday's first round, or should you look elsewhere for value? Before you consider any 2024 Paris Olympics Round 1 golf picks, you NEED to check out the PGA Tour predictions and best bets from golf insider Mike McClure. 

McClure built SportsLine's proprietary golf model, which has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, the model is up nearly $9,000 on its best bets since June 2020, nailing tournament after tournament.

This same model has also nailed a whopping 13 majors entering the weekend, including the 2024 Masters, its third Masters in a row, and this year's PGA Championship and U.S. Open! Anyone who has followed it has seen MASSIVE returns!

Now with the 2024 Olympics golf field locked in, McClure has evaluated the odds board and locked in his best bets for Round 1. 

We can tell you McClure is backing Hideki Matsuyama (-125) to beat Min Woo Lee in Round 1. Matsuyama finished T-4 at the Tokyo Olympics and has been playing well on the PGA Tour this season, racking up one win and five top-10 finishes. Lee, meanwhile, has secured just one top-20 finish in his last 11 starts on the PGA Tour. Lee's struggles can be directly attributed to his inconsistent iron play. He enters the 2024 Paris Olympics ranked 140th on tour in greens in regulation percentage (63.78%) and 142nd in strokes gained: approach to green (-0.326), a big reason why McClure is backing Matsuyama in this head-to-head matchup. 

In addition, McClure has locked in two more best bets for Round 1, including a head-to-head matchup involving Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm. You ABSOLUTELY need to see his best bets for Round 1 before locking in any 2024 Summer Olympics men's golf picks of your own!

So what are the best bets you should target for Round 1 of the 2024 Paris Olympics men's golf tournament, and who wins the matchup between Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy? ... Join SportsLine right now to see Mike McClure's top picks for Round 1 of the 2024 Olympic men's golf tournament, all from the expert whose model is up nearly $9,000 on its best bets since June 2020!