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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]],
| 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]] |
==Changes==
Though golf
[[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
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 |
==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 |
==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 |
{{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 |
{{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 |
The president of the [[
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 |
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 |
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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=
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 |
*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), [[
*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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*{{flagIOC|ARG|2016 Summer|2}}
*{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer|4}}
*{{flagIOC|AUT|2016 Summer|2}}
*{{flagIOC|BAN|2016 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|BRA|2016 Summer|3}}
*{{flagIOC|CHI|2016 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|TPE|2016 Summer|4}}
*{{flagIOC|CZE|2016 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|FIN|2016 Summer|4}}
*{{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer|4}}
*{{flagIOC|HKG|2016 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|IRL|2016 Summer|4}}
*{{flagIOC|ITA|2016 Summer|4}}
*{{flagIOC|MAS|2016 Summer|4}}
*{{flagIOC|MAR|2016 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer|3}}
*{{flagIOC|PAR|2016 Summer|2}}
*{{flagIOC|POR|2016 Summer|2}}
*{{flagIOC|RSA|2016 Summer|4}}
*{{flagIOC|ESP|2016 Summer|4}}
*{{flagIOC|SUI|2016 Summer|2}}
*{{flagIOC|USA|2016 Summer|7}}
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==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
* {{SR/Olympics sport at games}}
* [https://library.olympic.org/Default/digitalCollection/DigitalCollectionAttachmentDownloadHandler.ashx?parentDocumentId=165312&documentId=165359 Results Book – Golf]
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