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Florida State Men’s Golf Alum Cristobal Del Solar etched his name as the first Florida State Men’s Golf Olympian, qualifying for the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Del Solar, who enjoyed an All-America career with the Seminoles from 2013-17, will represent his home country of Chile. Of the 60 qualifying golfers based on the two-year calculation of the Olympic Golf Ranking, Del Solar finished 46th.
The top-15 world-ranked players are eligible for the Olympics, with a limit of four players from a given country. Beyond the top 15, players are eligible based on the world rankings, with a maximum of two eligible players from each country that does not already have two or more players among the top-15.
Del Solar has produced solid numbers during his stay on the Korn Ferry Tour, owning five Top 10 finishes in the 2023-24 season. Of the 14 events played this year, he has made 11 cuts. Recently, he finished third at the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX, shooting 19-under.
Del Solar has one lone PGA TOUR appearance this season, making the cut and tying for 48th at the Mexico Open at Vidanta on Feb. 25.
The Seminole Alum will compete as one of 60 players at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, which is just outside of Paris, from Aug. 1-4. The Olympic tournament will consist of four 18-hole stroke-play rounds, just like on the PGA TOUR, and the Top-3 finishers in the 60-player field will be awarded gold, silver and bronze medals.
While at FSU, Del Solar put together an outstanding career. He was a 2017 third-team All-American and won the Irish Creek Collegiate in that same season, capping his career with his lowest stroke average at 71.06. He was also a two-time All-ACC selection.
Among players who competed all four years at FSU, Del Solar ranks seventh all-time in lowest career stroke average at 72.10. He also has 11 career Top 10 finishes in college.
Perhaps his biggest splash was made on Feb. 8, when he became known as Mr. 57 after shooting the lowest professional golf round in history in the first round of the Korn Ferry Tour's Astara Golf Championship.
Olympic Golf made its return to the Summer Olympics in the 2016 Games in Rio, and also was played at the Tokyo Games that occurred in 2021. Prior to 2016, the sport was only part of the 1900 and 1904 Games.
Florida State Men’s Golf Alum Cristobal Del Solar etched his name as the first Florida State Men’s Golf Olympian, qualifying for the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Del Solar, who enjoyed an All-America career with the Seminoles from 2013-17, will represent his home country of Chile. Of the 60 qualifying golfers based on the two-year calculation of the Olympic Golf Ranking, Del Solar finished 46th.
The top-15 world-ranked players are eligible for the Olympics, with a limit of four players from a given country. Beyond the top 15, players are eligible based on the world rankings, with a maximum of two eligible players from each country that does not already have two or more players among the top-15.
Del Solar has produced solid numbers during his stay on the Korn Ferry Tour, owning five Top 10 finishes in the 2023-24 season. Of the 14 events played this year, he has made 11 cuts. Recently, he finished third at the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX, shooting 19-under.
Del Solar has one lone PGA TOUR appearance this season, making the cut and tying for 48th at the Mexico Open at Vidanta on Feb. 25.
The Seminole Alum will compete as one of 60 players at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, which is just outside of Paris, from Aug. 1-4. The Olympic tournament will consist of four 18-hole stroke-play rounds, just like on the PGA TOUR, and the Top-3 finishers in the 60-player field will be awarded gold, silver and bronze medals.
While at FSU, Del Solar put together an outstanding career. He was a 2017 third-team All-American and won the Irish Creek Collegiate in that same season, capping his career with his lowest stroke average at 71.06. He was also a two-time All-ACC selection.
Among players who competed all four years at FSU, Del Solar ranks seventh all-time in lowest career stroke average at 72.10. He also has 11 career Top 10 finishes in college.
Perhaps his biggest splash was made on Feb. 8, when he became known as Mr. 57 after shooting the lowest professional golf round in history in the first round of the Korn Ferry Tour's Astara Golf Championship.
Olympic Golf made its return to the Summer Olympics in the 2016 Games in Rio, and also was played at the Tokyo Games that occurred in 2021. Prior to 2016, the sport was only part of the 1900 and 1904 Games.
