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A total of 64 athletes (32 men and 32 women) qualified to compete at the games. A nation could enter a maximum of two athletes per gender. As host nation, Canada automatically qualified a full team of four athletes. All other athletes qualified through the Official World Golf Ranking and Women's World Golf Rankings (and if necessary) the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 28, 2015 and April 30, 2015 respectively. All nations qualifying in the men's and women's singles events will also qualify for the mixed team event. [1]
| NOC | Men | Women | Mixed team | Athletes |
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 Argentina | 2 | 2 | X | 4 |
 Barbados | 1 | 1 | ||
 Bolivia | 2 | 2 | X | 4 |
 Brazil | 2 | 2 | X | 4 |
 Canada | 2 | 1 | X | 4 |
 Chile | 2 | 2 | X | 4 |
 Colombia | 2 | 2 | X | 4 |
 Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | ||
 Ecuador | 2 | 2 | X | 4 |
 Guatemala | 2 | 2 | X | 4 |
 Jamaica | 1 | 1 | ||
 Mexico | 2 | 2 | X | 4 |
 Paraguay | 1 | 2 | X | 3 |
 Peru | 2 | 2 | X | 4 |
 Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | X | 2 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2 | X | 4 |
 United States | 2 | 2 | X | 4 |
 Uruguay | 1 | 2 | X | 3 |
 Venezuela | 2 | 2 | X | 4 |
 Virgin Islands | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total: 20 NOC's | 32 | 31 | 16 | 63 |
| Event | Quotas | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2/2 | Canada Canada | Canada Canada |
| World rankings | 12/9 | United States United States Argentina Argentina Mexico Paraguay Colombia Chile Venezuela Brazil Chile Colombia | United States United States Paraguay Colombia Chile Colombia Mexico Venezuela Mexico |
| World Amateur rankings | 18/21 | Venezuela Costa Rica Brazil Uruguay Bolivia Mexico Ecuador Guatemala Ecuador Guatemala Peru Bolivia Puerto Rico Peru Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Barbados Puerto Rico Jamaica | Ecuador Peru Trinidad and Tobago Guatemala Paraguay Puerto Rico Argentina Argentina  Panama Brazil Peru Ecuador Venezuela Uruguay Brazil Chile Puerto Rico Bolivia Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay Bolivia Guatemala Virgin Islands |
| Total | 64 | 32 | 32 |
Portugal competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Portuguese athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since the nation's debut in 1912.
Great Britain, or in full Great Britain and Northern Ireland, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016 and the team of selected athletes was officially known as Team GB. British athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, France, Greece, and Switzerland, though Great Britain is the only country to have won at least one gold medal at all of them. Although the British Olympic Association is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Northern Irish athletes can choose whether to compete for Great Britain or for the Republic of Ireland, as they are entitled to citizenship of either nation under the Good Friday Agreement. In 2016 Northern Ireland born representatives in Team GB included returning rowers Alan Campbell, Peter Chambers and Richard Chambers, archer Patrick Huston and four members of the men's field hockey team: David Ames, Mark Gleghorne, Iain Lewers and Ian Sloan. The team also represents, and included representation from, the Crown dependencies, among which were Guernsey's Heather Watson and Carl Hester and the Isle of Man's Tim Kneale, and from the ten of the thirteen British Overseas Territories represented by the BOA rather than their own NOC, whose representatives include Turks and Caicos-born sprinter Delano Williams and Anguillan-born long jumper Shara Proctor
The Netherlands competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Dutch athletes had competed at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, with the exception of the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, which the Netherlands boycotted because of the Soviet invasion of Hungary.
Ireland competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics, having attended every edition, either in its own right or as part of a Great Britain and Ireland team before 1924, with the exception of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Germany.
France competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. French athletes had appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, and Greece. The French Olympic Committee sent its largest ever delegation in Olympic history outside of when it was the host nation, with a total of 401 athletes, 232 men and 169 women, competing in all sports, except field hockey.
Chinese Taipei competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. "Chinese Taipei" is the designated name used by Taiwan to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, including the Olympic Games. Neither the common name "Taiwan" nor the official name "Republic of China" would be used due primarily to opposition from the People's Republic of China. This was also the region's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Belgium competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Belgian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. The Belgian team consisted of 108 athletes, 70 men and 38 women, across nineteen sports.
Finland competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Finnish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since the nation's official debut in 1908.
Mexico competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twenty-third appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Mexican Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1972, with a total of 124 athletes, 80 men and 44 women, competing across 26 sports.
Japan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1912, Japanese athletes had appeared at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except for two editions; they were not invited to the 1948 Summer Olympics in London because of the nation's role in World War II, and were also part of the United States-led boycott, when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Golf competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 16 to 19 at the Angus Glen Golf Club in Markham. A total three golf events were held: a singles event for men and women, along with a mixed team event. Golf made its debut at the Pan American Games, after the sport was added to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
South Africa competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-apartheid era, and nineteenth overall in Summer Olympic history. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) sent the nation's largest ever delegation to the Olympics, with a total of 138 athletes, 93 men and 45 women, competing across 15 sports.
Venezuela competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's eighteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Chile competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.
Morocco competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Thailand competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1952, Thai athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its partial support of the US-led boycott.
Paraguay competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1968, Paraguayan athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, but did not attend the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the nation's partial support for the US-led boycott.
Malaysia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Olympics, although it had previously competed in two other editions under the name Malaya. Tan Sri Mohamed Al-Amin Abdul Majid was the chef de mission of the national delegation at the Games.
Golf competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru were held between August 8 and 11, 2019 at the Country Club Villa.
The following is the qualification system and qualified athletes for golf at the 2019 Pan American Games competitions.