| Golf at the Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC Code | GLF |
| Governing body | IGF |
| Events | 2 (men: 1; women: 1) |
| Summer Olympics | |
Golf is officially recognized as firstly featuring in theSummer Olympic Games programme in1900 and was also contested at the1904 Summer Olympics. A golf tournament was to have been held in1908, but it was cancelled less than two days before it was scheduled to start.[1] Two golf tournaments were also to have been held in1920, but were cancelled due to a lack of entries.
At theIOC session inCopenhagen in October 2009, theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to reinstate the sport for the2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3] TheInternational Golf Federation is the governing body for golf at the Olympic Games. Qualification is based primarily upon theOfficial World Golf Ranking (men) andWomen's World Golf Rankings, with the top 15 of each gender automatically qualifying (with a limit of four per country), and then the highest ranked players from countries that had not yet already qualified two players.[4][5][6][7]
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |
A men's individual tournament was planned for the 1908 London Games, but a dispute amongst representatives of England and Scotland over the format led to British golfers boycotting, leaving 1904 gold medallistGeorge Lyon of Canada as the only remaining entrant.[9] He was entitled to claim the gold medal but declined.[9]
Two golf tournaments were planned at the 1920 Antwerp Games, but were cancelled due to a lack of entries.[10]
Since its reintroduction, Olympic golf competitions have consisted of men's and women's individualstroke play. There had been calls for the IGF and the IOC to consider adding amatch play tournament, a team tournament, and/or to open up the Olympic tournament to more golfers, possibly by using a different qualifying system than the World Golf Ranking.[12] In April 2025, it was announced that a new mixed team event will be added to golf for the 2028 Summer Olympics; it will be contested between 16 pairs drawn from those who have qualified for the Olympic tournaments, and consist ofalternate shot andfour-ball rounds.[13][14]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1900 Paris details | Charles Sands United States | Walter Rutherford Great Britain | David Robertson Great Britain |
| 1904 St. Louis details | George Lyon Canada | Chandler Egan United States | Burt McKinnie United States Francis Newton United States |
| 1908 | cancelled[a] | ||
| 1912 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
| 1920 | cancelled[b] | ||
| 1924–2012 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
| 2016 Rio details | Justin Rose Great Britain | Henrik Stenson Sweden | Matt Kuchar United States |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Xander Schauffele United States | Rory Sabbatini Slovakia | Pan Cheng-tsung Chinese Taipei |
| 2024 Paris details | Scottie Scheffler United States | Tommy Fleetwood Great Britain | Hideki Matsuyama Japan |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1904 St. Louis details | United States | United States | United States |
22 golfers competed in 1900. The 1904 tournament featured 77 golfers.Albert Lambert was the only golfer who competed both times; a total of 98 different golfers competed throughout the brief history of Olympic golf before it was brought back in 2016.[citation needed]
| Nation | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Years |
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 Argentina | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Australia | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Austria | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Belgium | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Brazil | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Chile | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Colombia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ecuador | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Finland | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 France | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Greece | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 India | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Israel | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Italy | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mexico | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Morocco | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Paraguay | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Philippines | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Portugal | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Puerto Rico | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Russia | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Singapore | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Slovenia | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 South Africa | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Spain | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Thailand | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 8 | 74 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nations | 4 | 2 | 41 | 42 | 38 | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Athletes | 22 | 77 | 120 | 120 | 120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | |
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