The 60 golfers listed represent 33 countries. The highest-ranked is No. 1, naturally (remember: Top 15 automatically qualify) and the lowest ranked is outside the Top 300.
Numbers in front of players' names are their ranking in the July 29, 2012, world rankings. First, the 60 players are listed from highest to lowest ranking; and below that, golfers are listed by country.
1. Luke Donald, Great Britain
2. Tiger Woods, USA
3. *Rory McIlroy, Great Britain
4. Lee Westwood, Great Britain
5. Webb Simpson, USA
6. Adam Scott, Australia
7. Bubba Watson, USA
8. Jason Dufner, USA
9. Matt Kuchar, USA
10. Justin Rose, Great Britain
11. *Graeme McDowell, Great Britain
12. Zach Johnson, USA
13. Hunter Mahan, USA
14. Steve Stricker, USA
15. Ernie Els, South Africa
18. Martin Kaymer, Germany
19. Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa
21. Jason Day, Australia
23. Francesco Molinari, Italy
25. Sergio Garcia, Spain
30. Peter Hanson, Sweden
33. Nicolas Colsaerts, Belgium
36. K.J. Choi, South Korea
39. Carl Pettersson, Sweden
40. Thomas Bjorn, Denmark
42. Sang-moon Bae, South Korea
43. Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Spain
53. Anders Hansen, Denmark
59. Marcel Siem, Germany
62. Padraig Harrington, Ireland
68. Ryo Ishikawa, Japan
69. Matteo Manassero, Italy
73. Vijay Singh, Fji
76. Hiroyuki Fujita, Japan
78. Bernd Wiesberger, Austria
87. Jeev Milkha Singh, India
98. Joost Luiten, Netherlands
108. Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand
112. Andres Romero, Argentina
114. Raphael Jacquelin, France
119. Shane Lowry, Ireland
126. Brendon de Jonge, Zimbabwe
135. Jhonattan Vegas, Venezuela
136. Thaworn Wiratchant, Thailand
141. Victor Dubuisson, France
154. Juvic Pagunsan, Philippines
162. Camilo Villegas, Colombia
181. Siddikur Rahman, Bangladesh
198. Fabrizio Zanotti, Paraguay
201. Danny Lee, New Zealand
207. Anirban Lahiri, India
211. Ricardo Santos, Portugal
213. David Hearn, Canada
214. Ricardo Gonzalez, Argentina
220. Felipe Aguilar, Chile
237. Graham Delaet, Canada
238. Lu Wei-chih, Taiwan
277. Espen Kofstad, Norway
294. Robert-Jan Derksen, Netherlands
327. Mardan Mamat, Singapore
*McIlroy and McDowell are from Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland athletes have the option to represent the Great Britain team or the Ireland team. I'm listing McIlroy and McDowell here as part of a Great Britain team because if both chose to represent Ireland, that would knock Padraig Harrington out of the Olympics. Of course, by 2016 considerations might be very different, and we won't know which team the Northern Ireland golfers choose to represent until then. It could also be a moot point if Northern Ireland golfers fall far in the rankings.
Golfers Listed by Country
(Number before each name is that golfer's position in the world rankings of July 29, 2012.)
Argentina
112. Andres Romero
214. Ricardo Gonzalez
Australia
6. Adam Scott
21. Jason Day
Austria
78. Bernd Wiesberger
Bangladesh
181. Siddikur Rahman
Belgium
33. Nicolas Colsaerts
Canada
213. David Hearn
237. Graham Delaet
Chile
220. Felipe Aguilar
Colombia
162. Camilo Villegas
Denmark
40. Thomas Bjorn
53. Anders Hansen
Fiji
73. Vijay Singh
France
114. Raphael Jacquelin
141. Victor Dubuisson
Germany
18. Martin Kaymer
59. Marcel Siem
Great Britain
1. Luke Donald
3. Rory McIlroy
4. Lee Westwood
10. Justin Rose
11. Graeme McDowell
(Note again that McIlroy and McDowell could choose to represent Ireland instead.)
India
87. Jeev Milkha Singh
207. Anirban Lahiri
Ireland
62. Padraig Harrington
119. Shane Lowry
Italy
23. Francesco Molinari
69. Matteo Manassero
Japan
68. Ryo Ishikawa
76. Hiroyuki Fujita
Netherlands
98. Joost Luiten
294. Robert-Jan Derksen
New Zealand
201. Danny Lee
Norway
277. Espen Kofstad
Paraguay
198. Fabrizio Zanotti
Philippines
154. Juvic Pagunsan
Portugal
211. Ricardo Santos
Singapore
327. Mardan Mamat
South Africa
15. Ernie Els
19. Louis Oosthuizen
South Korea
36. K.J. Choi
42. Sang-moon Bae
Spain
25. Sergio Garcia
43. Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
Sweden
30. Peter Hanson
39. Carl Pettersson
Taiwan
238. Lu Wei-chih
Thailand
108. Thongchai Jaidee
136. Thaworn Wiratchant
USA
2. Tiger Woods
5. Webb Simpson
7. Bubba Watson
8. Jason Dufner
9. Matt Kuchar
12. Zach Johnson
13. Hunter Mahan
14. Steve Stricker
Venezuela
135. Jhonattan Vegas
Zimbabwe
26. Brendon de Jonge
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