Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's individual
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.
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 View of the Olympic Golf Course in Barra da Tijuca, the venue of the men's golf tournament. | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Golf Course | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 11–14 August 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 60 from 34 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning score | 268 (−16) | ||||||||||||
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Sixty players took part in four rounds of stroke play. Justin Rose of Great Britain won the gold medal by two strokes over silver medalist Henrik Stenson of Sweden.[1][2] Matt Kuchar of the United States was one stroke behind Stenson and won the bronze medal.[3][4]
The tournament carried Official World Golf Ranking points.[5] Rose went from 12th to 9th in the rankings as a result while Stenson went from 5th to 4th and Kuchar went from 20th to 15th.[6]
Participating nations
Each country qualified from one to four athletes based on World Rankings.
Four Two One None
| North America (7) | South America (6) | Europe (25) | Oceania (4) | Asia (16) | Africa (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada (2) |  Argentina (2) |  Austria (1) |  Australia (2) |  Bangladesh (1) |  South Africa (2) |
 Mexico (1) |  Brazil (1) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium (2) |  New Zealand (2) |  China (2) | |
 United States (4) |  Chile (1) |  Denmark (2) |  Chinese Taipei (2) | ||
 Paraguay (1) |  Finland (2) |  India (2) | |||
 Venezuela (1) |  France (2) |  Japan (2) | |||
 Germany (2) |  Malaysia (2) | ||||
 Great Britain (2) |  Philippines (1) | ||||
 Ireland (2) |  South Korea (2) | ||||
 Italy (2) |  Thailand (2) | ||||
 Netherlands (1) | |||||
 Norway (1) | |||||
 Portugal (2) | |||||
 Spain (2) | |||||
 Sweden (2) |
Results
First round
Thursday, 11 August 2016
Marcus Fraser of Australia recorded nine birdies on his way to a round of 63 (−8) and a three-shot lead.[7] Justin Rose of Great Britain became the first player to make a hole-in-one at the Games.[8][9][10]
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Fraser | Australia | 63 | −8 |
| T2 | Graham DeLaet | Canada | 66 | −5 |
| Henrik Stenson | Sweden | |||
| T4 | Thomas Pieters | Belgium | 67 | −4 |
| Grégory Bourdy | France | |||
| Alex Čejka | Germany | |||
| Justin Rose | Great Britain | |||
| Rafa Cabrera-Bello | Spain | |||
| T9 | An Byeong-hun | South Korea | 68 | −3 |
| Nicolas Colsaerts | Belgium |
Second round
Friday, 12 August 2016
Marcus Fraser of Australia carded four birdies and two bogeys for a round of 69 (−2) and saw his lead reduced to one shot.[8][11]
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Fraser | Australia | 63-69=132 | −10 |
| 2 | Thomas Pieters | Belgium | 67-66=133 | −9 |
| 3 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | 66-68=134 | −8 |
| T4 | Grégory Bourdy | France | 67-69=136 | −6 |
| Justin Rose | Great Britain | 67-69=136 | ||
| T6 | Rafa Cabrera-Bello | Spain | 67-70=137 | −5 |
| Graham DeLaet | Canada | 66-71=137 | ||
| Danny Lee | New Zealand | 72-65=137 | ||
| Fabián Gómez | Argentina | 70-67=137 | ||
| T10 | Pan Cheng-tsung | Chinese Taipei | 69-69=138 | −4 |
| Thorbjørn Olesen | Denmark | 70-68=138 | ||
| Alex Čejka | Germany | 67-71=138 | ||
| Séamus Power | Ireland | 71-67=138 |
Third round
Saturday, 13 August 2016
Rose fired a 65 (−6) including two eagles to take a one-shot lead over world number five Henrik Stenson into the final round.[8] South Africa's Jaco van Zyl, meanwhile, made a hole in one of his own at the 8th.[12][13]
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Rose | Great Britain | 67-69-65=201 | −12 |
| 2 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | 66-68-68=202 | −11 |
| 3 | Marcus Fraser | Australia | 63-69-72=204 | −9 |
| T4 | Bubba Watson | United States | 73-67-67=207 | −6 |
| David Lingmerth | Sweden | 69-70-68=207 | ||
| Emiliano Grillo | Argentina | 70-69-68=207 | ||
| T7 | Mikko Ilonen | Finland | 73-69-66=208 | −5 |
| Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 70-71-67=208 | ||
| Matt Kuchar | United States | 69-70-69=208 | ||
| Grégory Bourdy | France | 67-69-72=208 | ||
| Rafa Cabrera-Bello | Spain | 67-70-71=208 |
Final round
Sunday, 14 August 2016
Rose and Stenson continued to battle in the final group of the day and were tied at −15 going to the 18th. Rose then produced a backspin approach that left him with a 2.5-foot putt, and Stenson underhit his approach and eventually three-putted for bogey, leaving Rose with two putts to win the gold. He made the first for birdie to secure the win, becoming the first golfer to win Olympic gold in 112 years.[14]
It was Rose's first tournament win in 10 months, having won the UBS Hong Kong Open the previous October. American Matt Kuchar, who had entered the final round tied for seventh, shot a 63 (−8) to take bronze.[15]
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- "Olympic Golf Competition". Official World Golf Ranking. 14 August 2016.
- "Official World Golf Ranking – Week 33, 2016" (PDF). Official World Golf Ranking. 14 August 2016.
- "Rio Olympics 2016: Australia's Marcus Fraser claims three shot lead in men's first round". BBC Sport. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- IGF (14 August 2016). "Men's Leaderboard". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- "Men's Individual Stroke Play – Round 1". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- Corrigan, James (14 August 2016). "Justin Rose hits the first hole-in-one in Olympic history on day one of Rio 2016 golf". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- "Men's Individual Stroke Play – Round 2". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- "Men's Individual Stroke Play – Round 3". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- "Rio Olympics 2016: Britain's Justin Rose leads after third round". BBC Sport. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- Corrigan, James; Stafford, James; Hurrey, Adam (14 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Justin Rose holds off Henrik Stenson to realise his dream with gold in the men's golf". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- "Men's Individual Stroke Play - Round 4". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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