Americans rounded out the top five with Thomas,
Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele and Bryson DeChambeau
expected to represent Team USA this summer in Tokyo.
World number two Dustin Johnson had previously said he would not
compete in the men's tournament, which will be held from July 29
to Aug. 1 at the Kasumigaseki Country Club, clearing the way for
DeChambeau to take the fourth U.S. spot.
Patrick Cantlay will serve as the first alternative for the
American contingent, which will be the largest as no other
country has more than two qualifiers in the 60-player field.
Notable players who also finished in the top 10 include
Ireland's Rory McIlroy, Norway's Viktor Hovland, Japan's Hideki
Matsuyama, Great Britain's Paul Casey and Mexico's Abraham
Ancer.
Rahm's countryman Sergio Garcia has said he made the difficult
decision to skip the Olympics to focus instead on the Ryder Cup,
which pits a team from the United States against a team from
Europe.
Justin Rose, who took home the gold in Rio in 2016, is Great
Britain's first alternate.
The women's rankings will be finalized after the Women's PGA
Championship, which tees off on Thursday.
The 60-player women's competition will be held at Kasumigaseki
Country Club on Aug. 4-7.
(Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Ana
Nicolaci da Costa)
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