Golf at the Summer Olympics

Golf has been part of the Summer Olympic Games, but not always. The first time golf appeared in the Olympics was during the 1900 Summer Olympics and again in the 1904 Summer Olympics. Plans were made to include golf in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1920 Summer Olympics, but both times the events were cancelled.

In October 2009, leaders of the Olympics decided to bring golf back to the Games. It returned for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The International Golf Federation oversees golf in the Olympics. Players qualify mainly through their rankings in the Official World Golf Ranking for men and the Women's World Golf Rankings for women. The top players from different countries get to compete, making it a true test of the world's best golfers.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	6	3	5	14
2	Great Britain	1	2	1	4
3	New Zealand	1	1	1	3
4	Canada	1	0	0	1
	South Korea	1	0	0	1
6	Japan	0	1	1	2
7	Germany	0	1	0	1
	Slovakia	0	1	0	1
	Sweden	0	1	0	1
10	China	0	0	2	2
11	Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
Totals (11 entries)		10	10	11	31

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	4	2	4	10
2	Great Britain	1	2	1	4
3	Canada	1	0	0	1
4	Slovakia	0	1	0	1
	Sweden	0	1	0	1
6	Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
	Japan	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		6	6	7	19

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	2	1	1	4
2	New Zealand	1	1	1	3
3	South Korea	1	0	0	1
4	Germany	0	1	0	1
	Japan	0	1	0	1
6	China	0	0	2	2
Totals (6 entries)		4	4	4	12

Events

Men's individual and Women's individual events were part of the golf competitions at the 1900 and 1904 Summer Olympics.

A men's individual tournament was planned for the 1908 London Games, but it was cancelled because not enough players signed up.

Two golf tournaments were planned at the 1920 Antwerp Games, but they were cancelled because not enough players signed up.

Men's individual and Women's individual events returned at the 2016 Summer Olympics, followed by the same events in 2020, and again in 2024 for Men's individual and Women's individual.

For the 2028 Summer Olympics, new events will include men's individual, women's individual, and a mixed team event. This mixed team event will feature 16 pairs of golfers competing in alternate shot and four-ball formats.

Courses

Year	Host city	Course(s)
1900	Paris	Compiègne Golf Club
1904	St. Louis	Glen Echo Country Club, Normandy, Missouri
1908	London	Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent
		Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent
		Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club, Deal, Kent
1920	Antwerp	Cappelen's Golf Club, Antwerp
2016	Rio de Janeiro	Olympic Golf Course, Barra da Tijuca
2020	Tokyo	Kasumigaseki Country Club, Kawagoe
2024	Paris	Le Golf National, Guyancourt
2028	Los Angeles	Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
2032	Brisbane	Royal Queensland Golf Club, Eagle Farm, Queensland

Medal summary

Men's individual

Women's individual

Men's team

Participating nations

In 1900, 22 golfers played in the Olympic golf event. In 1904, the number grew to 77 golfers. One golfer, Albert Lambert, played in both events. Altogether, 98 different golfers played in these early Olympic golf tournaments before the sport returned to the Olympics in 2016.