Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Golf
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Golf, Tokyo 2020.svg
Venue Kasumigaseki Country Club
East Course
Dates29 July – 1 August 2021 (men)
4–7 August 2021 (women)
No. of events2
Competitors120 from 42 nations
  2016
2024  

Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan featured two events, individual competitions for men and women. [1]

Golf returned to the Olympics in 2016, for the first time since 1904. The 2020 qualification system and format of the events were the same as used in 2016. 60 players qualified for each event, which consisted of a 72-hole individual stroke play tournament, played over four days. The men's event was played first, starting on 29 July, with the women's event starting on 4 August. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was played behind closed doors.

Venue

The tournaments were played on the East course at Kasumigaseki Country Club. [2]

Qualification

Qualification was based on the world rankings as of 21 June 2021 (men) and 28 June 2021 (women), with a total of 60 players qualifying in each of the men's and women's events. The top 15 players of each gender qualified, with a limit of four golfers per country that could qualify this way. The remaining spots went to the highest-ranked players from countries that did not already have two golfers qualified. The IGF guaranteed that at least one golfer from the host nation and each geographical region (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) would qualify. The IGF posted weekly lists of qualifiers based on the current rankings for men and women. [3]

Competition schedule

[4] [5]

R1Round 1R2Round 2R3Round 3FRFinal round
Event↓/Date →Jul 29Jul 30Jul 31Aug 1Aug 2Aug 3Aug 4Aug 5Aug 6Aug 7
Men's individual R1R2R3FR
Women's individual R1R2R3FR

Participating nations

The list shows the number of participating athletes from each nation.

Events

Medal summary

  *   Host nation (Japan)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2002
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan*0101
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 0101
4Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0011
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0011
Totals (5 NOCs)2226

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's individual
details
Xander Schauffele
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Rory Sabbatini
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Pan Cheng-tsung
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Women's individual
details
Nelly Korda
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Mone Inami
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Lydia Ko
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

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References

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