Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Golf
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic golf course, Reserva de Marapendi, Barra da Tijuca,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dates11–14 August 2016 (men)
17–20 August 2016 (women)
No. of events2
Competitors120 from 41 nations
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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 (Portuguese: Campo Olímpico de Golfe), built within the 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[1] and featured two events: the men's and women's individual events.

  1. ^ Shiekman, Mike (12 August 2012). "2016 Olympics: New Events Debuting in Rio". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 17 May 2013.