| Golf at the Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Governing body | IGF |
| Events | 3 (boys: 1; girls: 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 (ITA) |  Marcus Kinhult (SWE) |  Danthai Boonma (THA) |
| 2018 Buenos Aires |  Karl Vilips (AUS) |  Akshay Bhatia (USA) |  Jerry Ji (NED) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Nanjing |  Lee Soyoung (KOR) |  Cheng Ssu-Chia (TPE) | Supamas Sangchan (THA) |
| 2018 Buenos Aires | Grace Kim (AUS) | Alessia Nobilio (ITA) |  Emma Spitz (AUT) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Nanjing | Sweden (SWE) Marcus Kinhult Linnea Ström | South Korea (KOR) Lee So-young Youm Eun-ho | Italy (ITA) Renato Paratore Virginia Elena Carta |
| 2018 Buenos Aires | Thailand (THA) Vanchai Luangnitikul Atthaya Thitikul | United States (USA) Akshay Bhatia Lucy Li |  Argentina (ARG)Mateo Fernandez De Oliveira Ela Anacona |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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