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{{Infobox Olympic event
| event = Golf
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| venue = [[Olympic golf course (Rio de Janeiro)|Olympic golf course]], [[Reserva de Marapendi (Rio de Janeiro)|Reserva de Marapendi]], [[Barra da Tijuca]], <br>[[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]
| dates = 11–14 August 2016 (men)<br>17–20 August 2016 (women)
| competitors = 120
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'''Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics''' in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]], was held in August at the new [[Olympic Golf Course]] ({{lang-pt|Campo Olímpico de Golfe}}), built within the [[Reserva de Marapendi (Rio de Janeiro)|Reserva de Marapendi]] in the [[Barra da Tijuca]] zone.
 
The [[2016 Summer Olympics]] was the first time golf had been played at the Olympics since the [[1904 Summer Olympics]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Shiekman |first=Mike |date=12 August 2012 |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1294490-2016-olympics-golf-rugby-and-kitesurfing-events-debuting-in-rio |title=2016 Olympics: New Events Debuting in Rio |publisher=[[Bleacher Report]] |accessdateaccess-date=17 May 2013}}</ref> and featured two events: the men's and women's individual events.
 
==Changes==
Though golf hashad not featured in the Olympics since the [[1904 Summer Olympics]], the session of the [[121st IOC Session]] held in 2009 chose to re-introduce the sport for the games.<ref name="rio"/> With the rapid expansion and globalisation of the sport, the 121st International Olympic Committee recommended adding golf back into the Summer Olympics.
 
[[Ty Votaw]], who was the Executive Vice President of Communications and International Affairs and Vice President of the [[International Golf Federation]], along with Peter Dawson, who was the president of the IGF and chief executive of [[The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St AndrewsR&A]], were at the forefront of making golf an Olympic sport once again.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pga.com/ra-chief-executive-peter-dawson-pga-tours-ty-votaw-take-global-jobs |title=R&A Chief Executive Dawson, PGA Tour's Votaw take on global jobs |publisher=PGA of America |accessdateaccess-date=29 January 2014}}</ref>
 
Before the vote to reinstate golf into the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympic Games, a presentation by a group of golf ambassadors helped sway the 121st session of the International Olympic Committee. These ambassadors included Dawson and Votaw, along with four pro golfers: three-time major champion [[Pádraig Harrington]] of Ireland, [[Michelle Wie]] of the United States, Women's PGA Champion [[Suzann Pettersen]] of Norway and 16-year-old 2009 [[British Amateur]] champion [[Matteo Manassero]] of Italy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.igfgolf.org/golf-approved-for-2016-olympic-program-on-vote-by-international-olympic-committee-membership/ |title=Golf Approved For 2016 Olympic Program On Vote By International Olympic Committee Membership |publisher=International Golf Federation |accessdateaccess-date=29 January 2014 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192132/http://www.igfgolf.org/golf-approved-for-2016-olympic-program-on-vote-by-international-olympic-committee-membership/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 9 October 2009, the International Olympic Committee had their final vote and the vote passed, which officially made golf an Olympic sport for the 2016 and 2020 Summer games.<ref>{{cite news |url=httphttps://www.espn.go.com/olympics/news/story?id=4545111 |title=Golf, rugby added for 2016 and 2020 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=9 October 2009}}</ref>
 
==Format==
The 120 (60 men and women) competitors played two separate (one for men, one for women) 72-hole (i.e. 4 rounds of 18 holes) individual [[stroke play]] tournaments under the official [[rules of golf]]. In the event of a tie for any of the first three positions, a three-hole playoff would have determined the medal winners.<ref name="rio">{{cite web |url=http://www.rio2016.com/en/the-games/olympic/sports/golf |title=Golf |publisherwebsite=rio2016Rio2016.com |accessdatepublisher=[[Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] |access-date=17 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814192750/http://rio2016.com/en/the-games/olympic/sports/golf |archivedatearchive-date=14 August 2012 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 
==Scorecard (metres)==
{{golf18|center=true|title=Olympic Golf Course<ref>{{cite web |title=rio2016 spectator guide og golf en |url=https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_sport/r/i/rio2016_spectator_guide_og_golf_en.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821135632/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_sport/r/i/rio2016_spectator_guide_og_golf_en.pdf |archivedatearchive-date=21 August 2016 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>}}
{{par18|5|4|4|3|5|3|4|3|4|35|5|4|4|4|3|4|4|3|5|36|71}}
{{tee18|Men <small>(m)</small>| |552|444|321|175|500|179|451|157|337|3,116|539|446|470|438|209|377|277|122|522|3,400|6,516}}
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==Scorecard (yards)==
{{golf18|center=true|title=Olympic Golf Course<ref>{{cite web |title=rio2016 spectator guide og golf en |url=https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_sport/r/i/rio2016_spectator_guide_og_golf_en.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821135632/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_sport/r/i/rio2016_spectator_guide_og_golf_en.pdf |archivedatearchive-date=21 August 2016 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>}}
{{par18|5|4|4|3|5|3|4|3|4|35|5|4|4|4|3|4|4|3|5|36|71}}
{{tee18|Men <small>(yd)</small>| |604|486|351|191|547|196|493|172|369|3,409|590|488|514|479|229|412|303|133|571|3,719|7,128}}
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[[File:Golfe Rio 2016.jpg|thumb|250px|The golf course as of December 2015. The surrounding [[Reserva de Marapendi (Rio de Janeiro)|Reserva de Marapendi]] seen in the foreground and at right.]]
 
The new [[Olympic golf course (Rio de Janeiro)|Olympic golf course]] was built at the [[Reserva de Marapendi (Rio de Janeiro)|Reserva de Marapendi]] in the [[Barra da Tijuca]] zone. Hanse Golf Course Design was chosen from eight contenders to build the course. Founder and President [[Gil Hanse]] reacted to the news in saying: "I'm excited that the selection panel felt that our efforts were the ones that best matched the criteria set by organisers."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/news/2012/03/07/olympicscourse.html |title=Hanse Golf Course Design to design Olympic golf venue |publisher=PGA Tour |date=7 March 2012 |accessdateaccess-date=17 May 2013}}</ref> They have signed up with [[World Golf Hall of Fame]]r [[Amy Alcott]] to work on the project.{{Update inline|date=August 2016}}
 
The president of the [[OrganizingRio 2016 Organising Committee offor the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016]], [[Carlos Arthur Nuzman]], said: "As [the 2016 Games] marks the return of golf to the Olympic Games after over a century of absence, this course represents the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the sport. It will enable Rio to host important events in the international calendar, and it would be an example of sustainability and preservation of an environmentally protected area. This course will be an excellent facility for the practice and development of golf and will inspire millions of youth across Brazil and the globe. We look forward to welcoming the athletes and spectators to the course in 2016."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.olympic.org/news/rio-2016-reveals-design-of-first-olympic-golf-course-in-over-a-century |title=Rio 2016 reveals design of first Olympic golf course in over a century |date=8 March 2012 |website=www.olympic.org |access-date=28 January 2017}}</ref>
 
After the games, the course would become a public facility and would be used to enhance golf's profile within Brazil; according to the organising committee, this would represent "one of the most important Olympic Games legacies for sport development in the country."<ref name="hanse announcement">{{cite web |url=http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/news/hanse-golf-course-design-selected-by-rio-2016-to-design-golf-venue-for-the-olympic-games |title=Hanse Golf Course Design selected by Rio 2016 to design golf venue for the Olympic Games |publisherwebsite=rio2016Rio2016.com |accessdatepublisher=[[Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] |access-date=17 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531033038/http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/news/hanse-golf-course-design-selected-by-rio-2016-to-design-golf-venue-for-the-olympic-games |archivedatearchive-date=31 May 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 
The Olympic Committee said that one of their goals for the Olympics was to create an environmentally sustainable Games. In building the golf course, the grass selection was critical for sustainability and water use. The quality of the water as an irrigation source for the course was in question, so the grasses selected had to be salt-tolerant. The grass sprigged on the greens of the course was SeaDwarf Seashore Paspalum, a highly salt-tolerant grass variety. The grass planted on the tees and fairways is Zeon Zoysia, developed by Bladerunner Farms in [[Poteet, Texas]]. Zeon Zoysia is a warm-season turfgrass that requires little fertilizer and minimal{{Clarify|reason=vague|date=August 2016}} maintenance. Both kinds of grass were grown on a sod farm in Brazil at Green Grass Brasil. The sod farm was a licensed producer of both grass varieties.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}
 
==Competition schedule==
The men's competition was scheduled for 11–14 August and the women's for 17–20 August.<ref name="igfschedule">{{cite web |url=http://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/schedule/ |title=International Golf Federation Event Schedule |publisher=igfgolf.org |accessdateaccess-date=15 April 2015 |archive-date=23 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423024007/http://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/schedule/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==Qualification==
{{main|Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}
Qualification was based on world ranking as of 11 July 2016, with a total of 60 players qualifying in each of the men's and women's events.<ref>{{cite news |url=httphttps://www.espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/10554988/olympic-golf-qualifying-date-set-july-11-2016 |title=Olympic golf qualifying date set |work=ESPN |first=Bob |last=Harig |date=5 March 2014}}</ref> The top 15 players of each gender will qualify, with a limit of four golfers per country that can qualify this way.<ref name=IGF>{{cite web |url=http://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/qualification-system/ |title=Olympic Games - Qualification System - IGF |publisher=International Golf Federation |accessdateaccess-date=21 July 2013 |archive-date=20 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820023959/http://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/qualification-system/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=qual14>{{cite web |url=http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/2016-olympic-games-golf-qualifying-rules-announced |title=Rules for golf qualifying in the 2016 Olympic Games: U.S. will only get four players no matter how many in Top 15 |publisher=Golf.com |first=Scooby |last=Axson |date=14 July 2014}}</ref> The remaining spots will go the highest-ranked players from countries that do not already have two golfers qualified.<ref name=IOCQualPage>{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/igf |title=International Golf Federation |publisher=olympic.org |accessdateaccess-date=17 May 2013}}</ref> The IGF has guaranteed that at least one golfer from the host nation and each geographical region (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) will qualify.<ref name=qual14/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__47682/Title__Golf-Qualification-System-for-2016-Olympics/292/Articles |title=Golf Qualification System for 2016 Olympics |date=14 July 2014 |access-date=14 July 2014 |archive-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715111429/http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__47682/Title__Golf-Qualification-System-for-2016-Olympics/292/Articles |url-status=dead }}</ref> The IGF posts weekly lists of qualifiers based on current rankings for men<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/ogr-men/ |title=Olympic Rankings – Men |publisher=IGF |access-date=22 July 2014 |archive-date=9 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709215155/http://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/ogr-men/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and women.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/ogr-women/ |title=Olympic Rankings – Women |publisher=IGF |access-date=22 July 2014 |archive-date=10 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710013810/http://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/ogr-women/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
A number of golfers withdrew, for reasons including the [[Zika virus]] [[2015–16 Zika virus epidemic|epidemic]] and their schedules, while others were not selected by their national Olympic committee. Top male golfers withdrew in larger numbers than top female golfers.<ref name=GolfToday04July2016a>{{cite web |url=http://www.golftoday.co.uk/global_golf_post/2016/olympics_zika-women-players.html |title=Women Pros See Olympics Differently |publisher=Golf Today |first=Steve |last=Eubanks |date=4 July 2016 |accessdateaccess-date=19 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724150103/http://www.golftoday.co.uk/global_golf_post/2016/olympics_zika-women-players.html |archive-date=24 July 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Missing eligible golfers, with their rankings at the qualification date, were:
 
*Men: [[Jason Day]] (1), [[Dustin Johnson]] (2), [[Jordan Spieth]] (3), [[Rory McIlroy]] (4), [[Adam Scott (golfer)|Adam Scott]] (8), [[Branden Grace]] (10), [[Louis Oosthuizen]] (14), [[Hideki Matsuyama]] (17), [[Charl Schwartzel]] (21), [[Shane Lowry (golfer)|Shane Lowry]] (27), [[Kim Kyung-tae]] (41), [[Marc Leishman]] (45), [[Francesco Molinari]] (56), [[Hideto Tanihara]] (69), [[Graeme McDowell]] (74), [[Victor Dubuisson]] (78), [[Matt Jones (golfer)|Matt Jones]] (84), [[Vijay Singh]] (116), [[Camilo Villegas]] (314), [[Angelo Que]] (320), [[Brendon de Jonge]] (329)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/rio-olympics-here-is-a-list-of-all-the-golfers-who-will-not-compete-this-summer/ |title=2016 Rio Olympics: A list of all the golfers who will not compete this summer |work=CBS Sports |first=Kyle |last=Porter |date=10 July 10, 2016}}</ref>
*Women: [[Lee-Anne Pace]] (39), [[Christel Boeljon]] (121), [[Anne van Dam]] (366), [[Dewi Schreefel]] (406), [[Cathryn Bristow]] (446), [[Dottie Ardina]] (509)
 
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==Participating nations==
{{main|Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}
Each country qualified from one to seven athletes based on World Rankings.
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[[File:Men'sGolf2016Olympics.svg|thumb|right|500px|Number of male golfers from each country participating in the 2016 Summer Olympics: {{legend|#ff0000|Four}} {{legend|#0000ff|Two}} {{legend|#ffcc00|One}} {{legend|#e0e0e0|None}}]]
*{{flagIOC|ARG|2016 Summer|2}}
[[File:Women'sGolf2016Olympics.svg|thumb|right|500px|Number of female golfers from each country participating in the 2016 Summer Olympics: {{legend|#ff0000|Four}} {{legend|#c837ab|Three}} {{legend|#0000ff|Two}} {{legend|#ffcc00|One}} {{legend|#e0e0e0|None}}]]
*{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer|4}}
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*{{flagIOC|AUT|2016 Summer|2}}
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*{{flagIOC|BRA|2016 Summer|3}}
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| *{{flagIOC|AUSCAN|2016 Summer|4}} || align=center|2 || align=center|2 || align=center|4
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| *{{flagIOC|AUTCHN|2016 Summer|4}} || align=center|1 || align=center|1 || align=center|2
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| *{{flagIOC|BELDEN|2016 Summer|4}} || align=center|2 || align=center|1 || align=center|3
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| *{{flagIOC|BRAFRA|2016 Summer|4}} || align=center|1 || align=center|2 || align=center|3
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| *{{flagIOC|CANGBR|2016 Summer|4}} || align=center|2 || align=center|2 || align=center|4
*{{flagIOC|HKG|2016 Summer|1}}
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| *{{flagIOC|CHIIND|2016 Summer|3}} || align=center|1 || align=center|– || align=center|1
*{{flagIOC|IRL|2016 Summer|4}}
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| *{{flagIOC|CHNISR|2016 Summer|1}} || align=center|2 || align=center|2 || align=center|4
*{{flagIOC|ITA|2016 Summer|4}}
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| *{{flagIOC|TPEJPN|2016 Summer|4}} || align=center|2 || align=center|2 || align=center|4
*{{flagIOC|MAS|2016 Summer|4}}
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| *{{flagIOC|COLMEX|2016 Summer|3}} || align=center|– || align=center|1 || align=center|1
*{{flagIOC|MAR|2016 Summer|1}}
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| *{{flagIOC|CZENED|2016 Summer|1}} || align=center|– || align=center|1 || align=center|1
*{{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer|3}}
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| *{{flagIOC|DENNOR|2016 Summer|3}} || align=center|2 || align=center|2 || align=center|4
*{{flagIOC|PAR|2016 Summer|2}}
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| *{{flagIOC|FINPHI|2016 Summer|1}} || align=center|2 || align=center|2 || align=center|4
*{{flagIOC|POR|2016 Summer|2}}
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| *{{flagIOC|FRARUS|2016 Summer|1}} || align=center|2 || align=center|2 || align=center|4
*{{flagIOC|RSA|2016 Summer|4}}
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| *{{flagIOC|GERKOR|2016 Summer|6}} || align=center|2 || align=center|2 || align=center|4
*{{flagIOC|ESP|2016 Summer|4}}
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| *{{flagIOC|GBRSWE|2016 Summer|4}} || align=center|2 || align=center|2 || align=center|4
*{{flagIOC|SUI|2016 Summer|2}}
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| *{{flagIOC|HKGTHA|2016 Summer|4}} || align=center|– || align=center|1 || align=center|1
*{{flagIOC|USA|2016 Summer|7}}
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| *{{flagIOC|INDVEN|2016 Summer|1}} || align=center|2 || align=center|1 || align=center|3
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| {{flagIOC|IRL|2016 Summer}} || align=center|2 || align=center|2 || align=center|4
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| {{flagIOC|ISR|2016 Summer}} || align=center|– || align=center|1 || align=center|1
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| {{flagIOC|ITA|2016 Summer}} || align=center|2 || align=center|2 || align=center|4
|-
| {{flagIOC|JPN|2016 Summer}} || align=center|2 || align=center|2 || align=center|4
|-
| {{flagIOC|MAS|2016 Summer}} || align=center|2 || align=center|2 || align=center|4
|-
| {{flagIOC|MEX|2016 Summer}} || align=center|1 || align=center|2 || align=center|3
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| {{flagIOC|MAR|2016 Summer}} || align=center|– || align=center|1 || align=center|1
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| {{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}} || align=center|1 || align=center|– || align=center|1
|-
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| {{flagIOC|PAR|2016 Summer}} || align=center|1 || align=center|1 || align=center|2
|-
| {{flagIOC|PHI|2016 Summer}} || align=center|1 || align=center|– || align=center|1
|-
| {{flagIOC|POR|2016 Summer}} || align=center|2 || align=center|– || align=center|2
|-
| {{flagIOC|RUS|2016 Summer}} || align=center|– || align=center|1 || align=center|1
|-
| {{flagIOC|RSA|2016 Summer}} || align=center|2 || align=center|2 || align=center|4
|-
| {{flagIOC|KOR|2016 Summer}} || align=center|2 || align=center|4 || align=center|6
|-
| {{flagIOC|ESP|2016 Summer}} || align=center|2 || align=center|2 || align=center|4
|-
| {{flagIOC|SWE|2016 Summer}} || align=center|2 || align=center|2 || align=center|4
|-
| {{flagIOC|SUI|2016 Summer}} || align=center|– || align=center|2 || align=center|2
|-
| {{flagIOC|THA|2016 Summer}} || align=center|2 || align=center|2 || align=center|4
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| {{flagIOC|VEN|2016 Summer}} || align=center|1 || align=center|– || align=center|1
|}
 
==Events==
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==References==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/golf |title=Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio2016.com) |access-date=23 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826074626/https://www.rio2016.com/en/golf |archive-date=26 August 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |df=dmy-all }}
* {{SR/Olympics sport at games}}
* [https://library.olympic.org/Default/digitalCollection/DigitalCollectionAttachmentDownloadHandler.ashx?parentDocumentId=165312&documentId=165359 Results Book – Golf]