Top medalists
| Gold medals | Total medals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No: | Team | No: | Team | |
| Men's individual | 5 |  Isle of Man | 11 | Isle of Man |
| Men's team | 5 | Isle of Man | 10 | Isle of Man  Jersey |
| Women's individual | 4 |  Åland | 10 | Jersey |
| Women's team | 4 | Jersey | 8 |  Gotland |
Golf at the Island Games, the biennial multi-sports event for island nations, territories and dependencies, was first played in 1991 with the Ladies competitions starting in 1997. It has now become a regular sport in the Island Games.
Individual competitions
Team events
Minimum age – 13 [1]
| Event | IV 1991 | V 1993 | VI | VII 1997 | VIII 1999 | IX 2001 | X 2003 | XI 2005 | XII 2007 | XIII 2009 | XIV 2011 | XV 2013 | XVI 2015 | XVII 2017 | XVIII | XIX 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Men's team | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Women's individual | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Women's team | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Gold medals | Total medals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No: | Team | No: | Team | |
| Men's individual | 5 | Isle of Man | 11 | Isle of Man |
| Men's team | 5 | Isle of Man | 10 | Isle of Man Jersey |
| Women's individual | 4 | Åland | 10 | Jersey |
| Women's team | 4 | Jersey | 8 | Gotland |
| Year | Games | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | IV | Åland | Robert Eggo Guernsey | Michael Burns Jersey | Mark Harris Jersey |
| 1993 | V |  Isle of Wight | David McToldridge Isle of Wight | Richard Harrop Jersey |  Ynys Môn Emyr Jones Guernsey Nigel Vaudin |
| 1997 | VII | Jersey | James Birch Jersey | Kenneth Lindquist Åland | Richard Williamson Jersey |
| 1999 | VIII | Gotland | Kenneth Lindquist Åland | Robert Eggo Guernsey | Andrew Boxall Jersey |
| 2001 | IX | Isle of Man | Kevin Moore Isle of Man | Allyn Laing Isle of Man | Andrew Challenor Isle of Man |
| 2003 | X | Guernsey | Robert Eggo Guernsey | Mick Marley Guernsey | Guernsey Stephen Mahy Isle of Man Andrew Challenor Isle of Man Kevin Moore |
| 2005 | XI |  Shetland | Kevin Moore Isle of Man | Robert Eggo Guernsey | Andrew Fraser Hunt Bermuda |
| 2007 | XII |  Rhodes | William Haddrell Bermuda | Mark Bell Isle of Wight | Nicholas Mansell Bermuda |
| 2009 | XIII | Åland | Jarryd Dillas Bermuda | David Jones Isle of Man | Daniel Augustus Bermuda |
| 2011 | XIV | Isle of Wight | Paul Lowey Isle of Man | Brandon Robinson-Thompson Isle of Wight | Damian Palanyandi Bermuda |
| 2013 | XV | Bermuda | Gavin O'Neill Jersey | Jarryd Dillas Bermuda | Johan Lindholm Åland |
| 2015 | XVI | Jersey | Tom Harris Isle of Man [2] | Gavin O'Neill Jersey | Robert Eggo Guernsey [3] |
| 2017 | XVII | Gotland | Alex McAuley Isle of Man | Tom Harris Isle of Man | Colin Daly Gotland |
| 2023 | XIX | Guernsey | Josef Hacker Jersey | Jamie Blondel Guernsey | Jeremy Nicolle Guernsey |
| Year | Games | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | IV | Åland | Jersey | Guernsey | Åland |
| 1993 | V | Isle of Wight | Jersey | Guernsey | Ynys Môn |
| 1997 | VII | Jersey | Jersey | Gotland | Isle of Man |
| 1999 | VIII | Gotland | Åland | Gotland | Jersey |
| 2001 | IX | Isle of Man | Isle of Man | Jersey | Guernsey |
| 2003 | X | Guernsey | Guernsey | Isle of Man | Jersey |
| 2005 | XI | Shetland | Isle of Man | Guernsey | Bermuda |
| 2007 | XII | Rhodes | Bermuda | Isle of Man | Åland |
| 2009 | XIII | Åland | Bermuda | Isle of Man | Jersey |
| 2011 | XIV | Isle of Wight | Isle of Man | Isle of Wight | Guernsey [4] |
| 2013 | XV | Bermuda | Bermuda | IOW | Jersey |
| 2015 | XVI | Jersey | Isle of Man [2] | Guernsey [3] | Bermuda |
| 2017 | XVII | Gotland | Isle of Man | Jersey | Gotland |
| 2023 | XIX | Guernsey | Guernsey | Jersey | Isle of Man |
| Year | Games | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | VII | Jersey | Jenny Deeley Jersey | Lynne Cummins Jersey | Gloria Paradiso Jersey |
| 1999 | VIII | Gotland | Lynne Cummins Jersey | Victoria Leffler Gotland | Anna-Karin Salmén Åland |
| 2001 | IX | Isle of Man | Anna-Karin Salmén Åland | Irene Tait Shetland [5] | Therese Ahx Isle of Man |
| 2003 | X | Guernsey | Anna-Karin Salmén Åland | Sophie Beardsall Isle of Wight | Tanya Jansson Åland |
| 2005 | XI | Shetland | Laura Robinson Bermuda | Ebonie Burgess Bermuda | Sophie Beardsell Isle of Wight |
| 2007 | XII | Rhodes | Laura Robinson Bermuda | Olivia Jordan-Higgins Jersey | Sara Larsson Gotland |
| 2009 | XIII | Åland | Jenny Häggblom Åland | Olivia Jordan-Higgins Jersey | Samantha Widmer Cayman Islands |
| 2011 | XIV | Isle of Wight | Sara Larsson Gotland | Emma Powell Isle of Wight | Sophie Beardsall Isle of Wight |
| 2013 | XV | Bermuda | Lina Billing Gotland | Aimee Ponte Guernsey | Samantha Widmer Cayman Islands |
| 2015 | XVI | Jersey | Aimee Ponte Guernsey [3] | Flora Keites Jersey [3] | Jennifer Deeley Jersey |
| 2017 | XVII | Gotland | Emma Lindman Åland | Flora Keites Jersey | Sophie Beardsall Isle of Wight |
| 2023 | XIX | Guernsey | Ebonie Cox Bermuda | Flora Keites Jersey | Christella Winzell Gotland |
| Year | Games | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | VII | Jersey | Jersey | Isle of Wight | Guernsey |
| 1999 | VIII | Gotland | Gotland | Jersey | Isle of Man |
| 2001 | IX | Isle of Man | Åland | Guernsey | Gotland |
| 2003 | X | Guernsey | Åland | Guernsey | Isle of Wight |
| 2005 | XI | Shetland | Shetland [5] | Bermuda | Isle of Wight |
| 2007 | XII | Rhodes | Jersey | Gotland | Bermuda |
| 2009 | XIII | Åland | Bermuda | Åland | Gotland |
| 2011 | XIV | Isle of Wight | Isle of Wight | Gotland | Guernsey [4] |
| 2013 | XV | Bermuda | Guernsey | Isle of Wight | Gotland |
| 2015 | XVI | Jersey | Jersey [3] | Isle of Man | Guernsey [3] |
| 2017 | XVII | Gotland | Gotland | Isle of Wight | Jersey |
| 2023 | XIX | Guernsey | Jersey | Bermuda | Gotland |
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