| Golf at the Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Governing body | IGF |
| Events | 3 (men: 1; womens: 1; mixed: 1) |
| Games | |
Golf was inducted at the Youth Olympic Games at the second edition in 2014. This marked the return of Golf to the Olympics programme after 110 years, as it was voted an Olympic sport for the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Nanjing | Renato Paratore  Italy | Marcus Kinhult  Sweden | Danthai Boonma  Thailand |
| 2018 Buenos Aires | Karl Vilips  Australia | Akshay Bhatia  United States | Jerry Ji  Netherlands |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Nanjing | Lee Soyoung  South Korea | Cheng Ssu-Chia  Chinese Taipei | Supamas Sangchan Thailand |
| 2018 Buenos Aires | Grace Kim Australia | Alessia Nobilio Italy | Emma Spitz  Austria |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Thailand | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  United States | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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