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The president of the Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, 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. It will enable Rio to host important events in ...
The men's golf tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Golf Course (Portuguese: Campo Olímpico de Golfe), built within the Reserva de Marapendi in the Barra da Tijuca zone, between 11 and 14 August 2016. It was the first such tournament in 112 years.
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 ...
Glen Echo Country Club: None [2] 2016 Rio de Janeiro: Olympic Golf Course: None [3] 2020 Tokyo: Kasumigaseki Country Club: None [4] 2024 Paris: Le Golf National: None [5] 2028 Los Angeles: Riviera Country Club: None [6] 2032 Brisbane: Royal Queensland Golf Club: None [7]
The Olympics: A new challenge. In preparation for the Olympics, Kasumigaseki’s East Course underwent a complete renovation in 2016. The team of Tom and Logan Fazio added 500 yards to the course ...
The women's golf tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was played at the Olympic Golf Course (Portuguese: Campo Olímpico de Golfe), built within the Reserva de Marapendi in the Barra da Tijuca zone, between 17 and 20 August 2016. It was the first women's golf tournament at the Olympics since 1900. Sixty players played four rounds of stroke play.
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama welcomed the 2016 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams to the White House on Thursday to celebrate their record-breaking run in Rio.
Two golf tournaments were also to have been held in 1920, but were cancelled due to a lack of entries. At the IOC session in Copenhagen in October 2009, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to reinstate the sport for the 2016 Summer Olympics. [2] [3] The International Golf Federation is the