Rory McIlroy has endured a roller-coaster season, with the Northern Irishman now hoping to clinch gold at the Olympics.
His presence in Paris comes after a hugely disappointing run at The Open, with McIlroy missing the cut at Royal Troon.
It summarises his 2024 so far, with the Northern Irishman boasting two wins from his 16 PGA Tour events.
A fifth major does, however, continue to elude the 35-year-old, who has just dropped one place to third in the world rankings.
He began his 2024 major journey by finishing tied-22nd at the Masters, with a tied-12th place going his way at the PGA Championship.
Rory McIlroy shares tournament plans for the rest of 2024
A heartbreaking second place finish was then secured at the US Open, with McIlroy rapidly exiting Pinehurst after losing to Bryson DeChambeau.
But his focus is now firmly on a strong display at the Olympics, with plenty more chances for silverware arriving later this year.
“It’s been a pretty good season, albeit coming off the disappointment of Troon, but there are still a lot of big events to play – here, then trying to finish off strongly in America with the FedEx Cup and then finish off strongly in Europe and win the Race to Dubai as well,” McIlroy told BBC Sport.
“There’s the Irish Open at Royal County Down which I can’t wait for. We last played there in 2015 and I didn’t play very well so I want to go back home and give a better account of myself.
“The majors have come and gone but I’ve still got a good eight to 10 tournaments left and I obviously want to finish the year off on a positive note.”
Can Rory McIlroy clinch Olympic gold for Ireland?
Just like in Tokyo last time out, McIlroy is representing Ireland at the Olympics, alongside fellow star Shane Lowry.
The former only just missed out on a podium finish in Japan, finishing tied-fourth as Xander Schauffele won the top prize.
The field in Paris is 60 players strong, with McIlroy taking aim at the American players after playing a practice round at Le Golf National.
After his disappointment at The Open, the world number three must focus on his own game, but he is looking forward to reuniting with Lowry, with the pair having won the Zurich Classic together earlier this year.
“It’s a nice throwback to the amateur days and that’s what I really enjoyed about Tokyo,” said McIlroy. “It just really felt like I was back in the Irish team in 2005 playing amateur golf.
“It’s always good to spend time with Shane. We’ve done well before this year, winning the Zurich, and hopefully we can have another good week this week.”
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