Olympic Golf Course

Olympic Golf Course
(Rio de Janeiro)

The golf course as of December 2015
Club information
Coordinates	23°00′18″S43°24′11″W / 23.005°S 43.403°W / -23.005; -43.403
Location	Reserva de Marapendi, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Established	2016
Type	Public (Post-Olympics)
Owned by	City of Rio de Janeiro
Operated by	Rio de Janeiro Olympics Organizing Committee
Total holes	18
Events hosted	2016 Summer Olympic Golf Tournaments
Website	Rio 2016 Olympic venues
Designed by	Gil Hanse
Par	71
Length	Men: 6,525 m (7,128 yd) Women: 5,711 m (6,245 yd)
Course record	Men: 61 Jonathan De Los Reyes, (2024 ECP Brazil Open) Women: 62 Maria Verchenova (2016)

The Rio de Janeiro Olympic Golf Course (Portuguese : Campo Olímpico de Golfe) is a golf course built for the golf tournaments of the 2016 Summer Olympics, ^{[1] [2]} within the Marapendi Natural Reserve in the Barra da Tijuca zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The golf course was designed by Gil Hanse and the clubhouse chosen by competition, won by Pedro Évora and Pedro Rivera, from the Brazilian office Rua Arquitetos.

Map of the course

Golf returned to the Olympics in 2016 after more than a century, last played in 1904, ^[3] and featured two events, the men's and women's individual events.

After the Summer Olympics ended, the golf course was opened to the public. ^[1] The golf course has become a host to junior golf tournaments and introductory days to novice golfers. ^{[4] [5]}

Junior golf introduction day, February 2016

Scorecard (metres)

Olympic Golf Course ^[6]

Tee	Rating/Slope	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Par		5	4	4	3	5	3	4	3	4	35	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	36	71
Men (m)		552	444	321	175	500	179	451	157	337	3116	539	446	470	438	209	377	277	122	522	3400	6516
Women (m)		490	398	294	142	451	162	374	141	296	2748	481	384	393	373	174	342	241	110	465	2963	5711

Scorecard (yards)

Olympic Golf Course ^[6]

Tee	Rating/Slope	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Par		5	4	4	3	5	3	4	3	4	35	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	36	71
Men (yd)		604	486	351	191	547	196	493	172	369	3409	590	488	514	479	229	412	303	133	571	3719	7128
Women (yd)		536	435	321	155	493	177	409	154	324	3004	526	420	430	408	190	374	264	120	509	3241	6245

Any discrepancy between metre and yard distances is due to round off error when converting from SI units to USC units.

References

1. "Olympic Games Facilities: Barra Region". brasil2016.gov.br. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
2. "Rio de Janeiro Olympic venues map". www.rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
3. "2016 Olympics: New Events Debuting in Rio". Bleacher Report . Retrieved 17 May 2013.
4. Sens, Josh (29 July 2021). "Rio's controversial Olympic Course was supposed to grow the game in Brazil. Has it?". Golf Magazine.
5. "South American Championship 2019".
6. "Golf" (PDF). Official Spectator Guide. Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

External links

• International Golf Federation - Olympic Venue (igfgolf.org)
• 2016 Rio Olympics Golf: The course golf-monthly.co.uk
• Hanse Golf Course Design hansegolfdesign.com
• Golf in an environmental protection zone urbecarioca.blogspot.com (in Portuguese)