Who won the 2016 Olympic women’s golf tournament?
The 2016 women’s Olympic golf tournament and the gold medal was won by South Korea’s Inbee Park, winning the gold medal in a runaway at 16 under par, the same score as won by men’s gold medalist Justin Rose. Park won by five shots over world No. 1 Lydia Ko, who earned the silver medal with a birdie on the final hole at 11 under par.
Who are the athletes on the 2016 US Olympic golf team?
USA GOLF names seven athletes to 2016 United States Olympic Team Athlete Residence Age Olympic Golf Ranking Lexi Thompson Coral Springs, Florida 21 4 Stacy Lewis Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 31 9 Gerina Piller Dallas, Texas 31 13
Who was the last female golfer to win a gold medal?
The last female gold medalist in golf was American Margaret Abbott in the 1900 Paris Olympics. The 2016 Summer Olympics, being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will house golf at the new Olympic Golf Course designed by Gil Hanse. Sixty women will be competing in a 72-hole individual stroke-play tournament.
Where are the 2016 Summer Olympics golf courses?
The 2016 Summer Olympics, being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will house golf at the new Olympic Golf Course designed by Gil Hanse. Sixty women will be competing in a 72-hole individual stroke-play tournament.
Who is representing the US in women's golf in the Olympics?
Nelly Korda, Danielle Kang, Lexi Thompson and Jessica Korda are the four players that compose Team USA in the women's competition.
Who is representing USA in golf Olympics?
Xander Schauffele and Justin Thomas are representing Team USA at this year's Olympics. Up to this point the focus on the Olympic men's golf competition has focused on who won't be in attendance.
Who is on the womens Olympic golf team?
The U.S. women's Olympic golf team will be represented in the 60-woman Olympic field by Nelly Korda, Jessica Korda, Danielle Kang and Lexi Thompson. Golf returned to the Olympic Games in 2016 in Rio, where Inbee Park (KOR) won gold in the women's golf competition, followed by Lydia Ko (NZL) and Shanshan Feng (CHN).
Who represented USA in golf in 2016 Olympics?
Matt KucharMatt Kuchar of the United States was one stroke behind Stenson and won the bronze medal....Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's individual.Men's golf at the Games of the XXXI OlympiadView of the Olympic Golf Course in Barra da Tijuca, the venue of the men's golf tournament.VenueOlympic Golf CourseDates11–14 August 2016Competitors60 from 34 nations4 more rows
Who's on Team USA golf Team?
Jessica and Nelly Korda, Danielle Kang and Lexi Thompson finished as the top four U.S. golfers, making each of them eligible for Tokyo. Fresh off of her first major tournament win Sunday at the Women's PGA Championship, Nelly Korda is currently the United States' top-ranked women's golfer.
Who medaled in golf at the Olympics?
Xander Schauffele of the United States won the gold medal in men's golf at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, edging a crowded group of pursuers to win by a single stroke. Schauffele came into the 18th hole with a one-shot lead over his closest rival but, after a poor tee shot, he was forced to lay up.
How many times has Feng won the LPGA?
Feng is a four-time winner on the LPGA Tour including a major champion who captured the 2012 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Feng is a 2008 rookie who has posted four top-10 finishes this season on Tour. Lin, also a member of the LPGA Tour, joined in 2014 and is still in search of her first win on Tour.
Who is Sandra Gal?
Sandra Gal and Caroline Masson, both members of the LPGA Tour, represent Germany this summer in Brazil. Gal has been on Tour since 2008 and won the 2011 Kia Classic for her first victory on Tour. She posted a season best T-4 at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship in June.
Who is Candie Kung?
Teresa Lu and the LPGA Tour’s Candie Kung will represent Chinese Taipei in Rio. Lu is a nine-time winner on the JLPGA who also won the 2013 TOTO JAPAN CLASSIC on the LPGA Tour, where she played between 2006 and 2010. Kung is a four-time winner on the LPGA Tour who has posted three top-10s so far in 2016.
Who is Amy Rogers?
Meet the Olympic Field. Amy Rogers is an award winning multimedia journalist and freelance writer who has covered professional golf since 2007. She is a contributor to LPGA.com in addition to the Golf Channel and BBC's coverage of the LPGA Tour.
Who is Christine Wolf?
Christine Wolf will represent Austria in Rio. A member of the Ladies European Tour, Wolf turned professional in 2012 and is still looking to pick up her first win on Tour.
How many golfers qualified for the 2016 Olympics?
Main article: Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Qualification was based on world ranking as of 11 July 2016, with a total of 60 players qualifying in each of the men's and women's events. The top 15 players of each gender will qualify, with a limit of four golfers per country that can qualify this way.
Where was the 2016 Summer Olympics golf tournament held?
v. t. e. Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was held in August at the new Olympic Golf Course ( Portuguese: Campo Olímpico de Golfe ), built within the Reserva de Marapendi in the Barra da Tijuca zone. The 2016 Summer Olympics was the first time golf had been played at the Olympics since the 1904 Summer Olympics ...
Why did golfers withdraw from the Olympics?
A number of golfers withdrew, for reasons including the Zika virus epidemic and their schedules, while others were not selected by their national Olympic committee. Top male golfers withdrew in larger numbers than top female golfers. Missing eligible golfers, with their rankings at the qualification date, were:
How many rounds are there in the 72 hole golf tournament?
The 120 (60 men and women) competitors played two separate (one for men, one for women) 72-hole (i.e. 4 rounds of 18 holes) individual stroke play tournaments under the official rules of golf. In the event of a tie for any of the first three positions, a three-hole playoff would have determined the medal winners.
What was the Olympic Committee's goal?
The Olympic Committee said that one of their goals for the Olympics was to create an environmentally sustainable Games. In building the golf course, the grass selection was critical for sustainability and water use.
Who recommended golf back into the Olympics?
With the rapid expansion and globalisation of the sport, the 121st International Olympic Committee recommended adding golf back into the Summer Olympics. Ty Votaw, who was the Executive Vice President of Communications and International Affairs and Vice President of the International Golf Federation, along with Peter Dawson, ...
Who was the president of the Organizing Committee of the 2016 Olympics?
The president of the Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, said: "As [the 2016 Games] marks the return of golf to the Olympic Games after over a century of absence, this course represents the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the sport.
NELLY KORDA
Nelly Korda has been downright dominant in 2021 on the LPGA Tour. In 12 starts she has made 11 cuts, recorded six top-three finishes and won three times, including twice in her last three starts. She became a major champion and ascended to World No. 1 via victory at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Now she’s the 7-1 frontrunner to win the gold.
DANIELLE KANG
Kang has been the picture of consistency this season. Like Korda, Kang has missed just one cut. In 13 starts she has four top-five finishes and seven top-10s. And she’s made it clear just how excited she is to be on Team USA.
LEXI THOMPSON
While Thompson hasn’t had the best season of her career, she has maintained a high standard of play all of 2021; she has made every cut in 13 starts and notched three top-three finishes, most notably at the U.S. Women’s Open, where she held a five-shot lead before ultimately finishing third.
JESSICA KORDA
Nelly’s older sister Jessica won her first start of the season, the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, and added a solo second in Los Angeles and a third-place finish in Williamsburg. Like Thompson, she hasn’t missed a cut this season — and she spoke to teammate and fellow south Florida resident Justin Thomas about what to expect this week:
Austria
Australia
- Two members of the LPGA Tour, Minjee Lee and Su Oh will represent Australia in Rio. A 2016 rookie on Tour, Oh bumped Hall of Fame member Karrie Webb from the standings with two top-10 finishes this season on Tour to earn her way onto the Australian Olympic Team. Oh knows what it takes to win on golf’s biggest stage, having captured the Ladies European Tour’s RACV Australia…
Belgium
- Chloe Leurguin will return to Rio, where she was born, to represent her home country of Belgium. Leurguin is a member of the Ladies European Tour who turned professional in 2013 and is looking for her first win on Tour.
Brazil
- Miriam Nagl and Victoria Lovelady will enjoy the opportunity to represent their home country of Brazil in front of a hometown crowd. Nagl turned professional in 2001 and is a member of the Ladies European Tour. Lovelady is also a member of the LET who turned professional in 2010 and posted a season best T-21 at the Lalla Meryem Cup earlier in 2016.
Canada
- Brooke Henderson and Alena Sharp represent Canada in the Summer Olympic Games. Henderson is a three-time winner on the LPGA Tour who captured her first major victory in June at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Sharp has played some of the best golf of her career on the LPGA Tour in recent weeks, with two top-11 finishes in her last four starts. Canada was the last countr…
China
- The LPGA Tour’s Shanshan Feng and Xi Yu Lin will represent China at this year’s Olympic games. Feng is a four-time winner on the LPGA Tour including a major champion who captured the 2012 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Feng is a 2008 rookie who has posted four top-10 finishes this season on Tour. Lin, also a member of the LPGA Tour, joined in 2014 and is still in search o…
Chinese Taipei
- Teresa Lu and the LPGA Tour’s Candie Kung will represent Chinese Taipei in Rio. Lu is a nine-time winner on the JLPGA who also won the 2013 TOTO JAPAN CLASSIC on the LPGA Tour, where she played between 2006 and 2010. Kung is a four-time winner on the LPGA Tour who has posted three top-10s so far in 2016.
Colombia
- Mariajo Uribe represents her home country of Colombia this year in Rio. She is a 2010 rookie on the LPGA Tour who posted a T-4 finish at the Cambia Portland Classic for her best finish of the year. Uribe is still in search of her first victory on Tour.
Czech Republic
- Ladies European Tour member Klara Spilkova represents the Czech Republic in Rio this August. Spilkova turned professional in 2011 and posted a career best finish of a share of fourth at the 2015 Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open.
Denmark
- The Ladies European Tour’s Nicole Broch Larsen and Nanna Koerstz Madsen represent Denmark in Rio. Both are proven winners on Tour, most recently Koerstz Madsen who won in June at the Tipsport Golf Masters for her first victory on Tour. Broch Larsen finished T-11 at the 2015 Evian Championship on the LPGA Tour.
Overview
Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was held in August at the new Olympic Golf Course (Portuguese: Campo Olímpico de Golfe), built within the Reserva de Marapendi in the Barra da Tijuca zone.
The 2016 Summer Olympics was the first time golf had been played at the Olympics since the 1904 Summer Olympics and featured two events: the men's …
Changes
Though golf had not featured in the Olympics since the 1904 Summer Olympics, the session of the 121st IOC Session held in 2009 chose to re-introduce the sport for the games. With the rapid expansion and globalisation of the sport, the 121st International Olympic Committee recommended adding golf back into the Summer Olympics.
Ty Votaw, who was the Executive Vice President of Communications and International Affairs a…
Format
The 120 (60 men and women) competitors played two separate (one for men, one for women) 72-hole (i.e. 4 rounds of 18 holes) individual stroke play tournaments under the official rules of golf. In the event of a tie for any of the first three positions, a three-hole playoff would have determined the medal winners.
Location
The new Olympic golf course was built at the Reserva de Marapendi in the Barra da Tijuca zone. Hanse Golf Course Design was chosen from eight contenders to build the course. Founder and President Gil Hanse reacted to the news in saying: "I'm excited that the selection panel felt that our efforts were the ones that best matched the criteria set by organisers." They have signed up with World Golf H…
Competition schedule
The men's competition was scheduled for 11–14 August and the women's for 17–20 August.
Qualification
Qualification was based on world ranking as of 11 July 2016, with a total of 60 players qualifying in each of the men's and women's events. The top 15 players of each gender will qualify, with a limit of four golfers per country that can qualify this way. The remaining spots will go the highest-ranked players from countries that do not already have two golfers qualified. The IGF has guaranteed that at least one golfer from the host nation and each geographical region (Africa, th…
External links
• "Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio2016.com)". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
• Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)
• Results Book – Golf