Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's individual
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 View of the Olympic Golf Course in Barra da Tijuca, the venue of the women's golf tournament. | ||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Golf Course | |||||||||
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| Dates | 17–20 August 2016 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 60 from 34 nations | |||||||||
| Winning score | 268 (−16) | |||||||||
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The women's golf tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics placed 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. The field included 57 professionals and three amateurs.
The event was won by Inbee Park of South Korea with a score -16, defeating Lydia Ko from New Zealand and China's Shanshan Feng who won silver and bronze respectively.
The medals were presented by Dick Pound, IOC member, Canada and Antony Scanlon, Secretary General of the IGF.
Participating nations
Four Three Two One None
| North America (7) | South America (4) | Europe (27) | Oceania (3) | Asia (16) | Africa (3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada (2) |  Brazil (2) |  Austria (1) |  Australia (2) |  China (2) |  Morocco (1) |
 Mexico (2) |  Colombia (1) | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (1) |  New Zealand (1) |  Chinese Taipei (2) |  South Africa (2) |
 United States (3) |  Paraguay (1) |  Czech Republic (1) |  Hong Kong (1) | ||
 Denmark (2) |  India (1) | ||||
 Finland (2) |  Japan (2) | ||||
 France (2) |  Malaysia (2) | ||||
 Germany (2) |  South Korea (4) | ||||
 Great Britain (2) |  Thailand (2) | ||||
 Ireland (2) | |||||
 Israel (1)* | |||||
 Italy (2) | |||||
 Norway (2) | |||||
 Russia (1) | |||||
 Spain (2) | |||||
 Sweden (2) | |||||
 Switzerland (2) |
* Israel is a member of the European Olympic Committees.
Results
First round
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand shot a 6-under-par 65 to lead by one stroke over South Koreans Kim Sei-young and Inbee Park.[1][2]
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariya Jutanugarn | Thailand | 65 | −6 |
| T2 | Kim Sei-young | South Korea | 66 | −5 |
| Inbee Park | South Korea | |||
| T4 | Nicole Broch Larsen | Denmark | 67 | −4 |
| Carlota Ciganda | Spain | |||
| Candie Kung | Chinese Taipei | |||
| T7 | Aditi Ashok | India | 68 | −3 |
| Charley Hull | Great Britain | |||
| Azahara Muñoz | Spain | |||
| Lexi Thompson | United States |
Second round
Thursday, 18 August 2016
Inbee Park of South Korea shot a second straight round of 66 to take the lead at 10-under-par, 132. Stacy Lewis of the United States shot the low round of the day, an 8-under-par 63, to climb to second place, one stroke behind Park. First round leader Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand shot an even-par 71 to drop to a tie for 8th.[3][4]
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inbee Park | South Korea | 66-66=132 | −10 |
| 2 | Stacy Lewis | United States | 70-63=133 | −9 |
| T3 | Brooke Henderson | Canada | 70-64=134 | −8 |
| Charley Hull | Great Britain | 68-66=134 | ||
| T5 | Nicole Broch Larsen | Denmark | 67-68=135 | −7 |
| Candie Kung | Chinese Taipei | 67-68=135 | ||
| Marianne Skarpnord | Norway | 69-66=135 | ||
| T8 | Aditi Ashok | India | 68-68=136 | −6 |
| Chun In-gee | South Korea | 70-66=136 | ||
| Ariya Jutanugarn | Thailand | 65-71=136 | ||
| Minjee Lee | Australia | 69-67=136 | ||
| Gerina Piller | United States | 69-67=136 |
Third round
Friday, 19 August 2016
Inbee Park of South Korea maintain her lead by shooting a 1-under-par 70. Lydia Ko shot the low round of the day, a 6-under-par 65 to move into a tie for second place with American Gerina Piller.[5] First round leader Ariya Jutanugarn withdrew after 13 holes with a knee injury.[6]
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inbee Park | South Korea | 66-66-70=202 | −11 |
| T2 | Lydia Ko | New Zealand | 69-70-65=204 | −9 |
| Gerina Piller | United States | 69-67-68=204 | ||
| 4 | Shanshan Feng | China | 70-67-68=205 | −8 |
| T5 | Chun In-gee | South Korea | 70-66-72=208 | −5 |
| Charley Hull | Great Britain | 68-66-74=208 | ||
| Amy Yang | South Korea | 73-65-70=208 | ||
| T8 | Brooke Henderson | Canada | 70-64-75=209 | −4 |
| Minjee Lee | Australia | 69-67-73=209 | ||
| Stacy Lewis | United States | 70-63-76=209 | ||
| Anna Nordqvist | Sweden | 71-70-68=209 | ||
| Su-Hyun Oh | Australia | 71-72-66=209 | ||
| Suzann Pettersen | Norway | 71-69-69=209 | ||
| Paula Reto | South Africa | 74-67-68=209 |
Final round
Saturday, 20 August 2016
References
- ↑ "Ariya Jutanugarn leads as women's golf returns; Inbee Park 1 back". ESPN. Associated Press. 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "Women's Individual Stroke Play – Round 1". rio2016.com. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "Inbee Park leads by 1 shot over Stacy Lewis in women's golf". ESPN. Associated Press. 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "Women's Individual Stroke Play – Round 2". rio2016.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "Women's Individual Stroke Play – Round 3". rio2016.com. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ↑ Harig, Bob (19 August 2016). "Ariya Jutanugarn withdraws from golf tournament in Round 3". ESPN.
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