Golf at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Golf at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 19 August to 26 August at the Zhongshan International Golf Club in Nanjing, China. This marked the debut of golf at the Youth Olympics as it was voted an Olympic sport for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

Golf
at the II Summer Youth Olympic Games
VenueZhongshan International Golf Club
Dates19–26 August
Competitors64[1] from 34 nations

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) entered a maximum of 2 athletes, 1 male and 1 female. As hosts, China was initially given the maximum quota, but only selected a male athlete and a further 10 athletes were to be decided by the Tripartite Commission, but only seven were used, the rest were reallocated. The remaining 26 teams were decided by adding the ranking place of the top ranked eligible male and female golfers on the World Amateur Golf Rankings released on 8 June 2014. The 26 NOCs with the lowest combined rankings qualified.[3]

To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1998. Furthermore, all athletes must be amateur golfers who hold a recognised handicap index not exceeding 6.4.[3]

EventDateTotal placesQualified boysQualified girls
Host nation–1/0 China
Combined World Amateur Golf Rankings[4]8 June 201426 Australia
 Austria
 Belgium
 Canada
 Denmark
 Finland
 France
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Hong Kong
 India
 Ireland
 Italy
 Japan
 South Korea
 Mexico
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
 Norway
 Slovenia
 South Africa
 Spain
 Sweden
 Chinese Taipei
 Thailand
 Venezuela		 Australia
 Austria
 Belgium
 Canada
 Denmark
 Finland
 France
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Hong Kong
 India
 Ireland
 Italy
 Japan
 South Korea
 Mexico
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
 Norway
 Slovenia
 South Africa
 Spain
 Sweden
 Chinese Taipei
 Thailand
 Venezuela
Tripartite invitation[4]–4/3 Cook Islands
 Guam
 Panama
 Swaziland		 Cook Islands
 Guam
 Swaziland
Reallocation[4]–1/3 Malaysia Argentina
 Malaysia
 Switzerland
Total32

Schedule

The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.[5]

All times are CST (UTC+8)
Event dateEvent dayStarting timeEvent details
19 AugustTuesday08:30Boys' Individual: 1st Round
Girls' Individual: 1st Round
20 AugustWednesday08:30Boys' Individual: 2nd Round
Girls' Individual: 2nd Round
21 AugustThursday08:30Boys' Individual: Final Round
Girls' Individual: Final Round
24 AugustSunday08:30Mixed Team: Foursome
25 AugustMonday08:30Mixed Team: Fourball
26 AugustTuesday08:30Mixed Team: Individual Stroke Play

Medal summary

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Korea1102
 Sweden1102
3 Italy1012
4 Chinese Taipei0101
5 Thailand0022
Totals (5 nations)3339

Events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Boys' individual[6] Renato Paratore
 Italy		 Marcus Kinhult
 Sweden		 Danthai Boonma
 Thailand
Girls' individual[7] Lee So-young
 South Korea		 Cheng Ssu-Chia
 Chinese Taipei		 Supamas Sangchan
 Thailand
Mixed team[8]  Sweden (SWE)
Marcus Kinhult
Linnea Ström		  South Korea (KOR)
Lee So-young
Youm Eun-ho		  Italy (ITA)
Renato Paratore
Virginia Elena Carta

References
  1. Golf on Nanjing 2014 Official Website
  2. Wilson, Stephen (13 August 2009). "Golf, rugby backed by IOC board for 2016 Games". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  3. "Qualification System: Golf" (PDF). IGF. September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  4. "Youth Olympic Games Golf Ranking". IGF. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  5. "Sport Explanatory Brochure: Golf" (PDF). Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  6. "Golf: Men's Individual Stroke Play: Results Summary". nanjing2014.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  7. "Nanjing Games – Girls Stroke Play". igfgolf.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  8. "Nanjing Games – Team Play". igfgolf.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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