Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's individual

Men's golf
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
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)
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Justin Rose  Great Britain
2nd, silver medalist(s) Henrik Stenson  Sweden
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Matt Kuchar  United States

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. It was an official European Tour event.

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

Number of male golfers from each country participating in the 2016 Summer Olympics:
  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) 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]

RankPlayerNationalityScoreTo par
1Marcus Fraser Australia63−8
T2Graham DeLaet Canada66−5
Henrik Stenson Sweden
T4Thomas Pieters Belgium67−4
Grégory Bourdy France
Alex Čejka Germany
Justin Rose Great Britain
Rafael Cabrera-Bello Spain
T9An Byeong-hun South Korea68−3
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][12]

RankPlayerNationalityScoreTo par
1Marcus Fraser Australia63-69=132−10
2Thomas Pieters Belgium67-66=133−9
3Henrik Stenson Sweden66-68=134−8
T4Grégory Bourdy France67-69=136−6
Justin Rose Great Britain67-69=136
T6Rafael Cabrera-Bello Spain67-70=137−5
Graham DeLaet Canada66-71=137
Danny Lee New Zealand72-65=137
Fabián Gómez Argentina70-67=137
T10Pan Cheng-tsung Chinese Taipei69-69=138−4
Thorbjørn Olesen Denmark70-68=138
Alex Čejka Germany67-71=138
Séamus Power Ireland71-67=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.[13][14]

RankPlayerNationalityScoreTo par
1Justin Rose Great Britain67-69-65=201−12
2Henrik Stenson Sweden66-68-68=202−11
3Marcus Fraser Australia63-69-72=204−9
T4Bubba Watson United States73-67-67=207−6
David Lingmerth Sweden69-70-68=207
Emiliano Grillo Argentina70-69-68=207
T7Mikko Ilonen Finland73-69-66=208−5
Pádraig Harrington Ireland70-71-67=208
Matt Kuchar United States69-70-69=208
Grégory Bourdy France67-69-72=208
Rafael Cabrera-Bello Spain67-70-71=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.[15][16]

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.[17]

RankPlayerNationalityRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4TotalTo par
1st, gold medalist(s)Justin Rose Great Britain67696567268−16
2nd, silver medalist(s)Henrik Stenson Sweden66686868270−14
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Matt Kuchar United States69706963271−13
4Thomas Pieters Belgium67667765275−9
T5Marcus Fraser Australia63697272276−8
Rafael Cabrera-Bello  Spain67707168
Kiradech Aphibarnrat Thailand71696967
T8Emiliano Grillo Argentina70696870277−7
Bubba Watson United States73676770
Sergio García Spain69727066
T11An Byeong-hun  South Korea68727068278−6
David Lingmerth Sweden69706871
Patrick Reed United States72697364
Bernd Wiesberger Austria74676968
T15Fabián Gómez  Argentina70677369279−5
Thongchai Jaidee Thailand70756767
Martin Kaymer Germany69727266
Séamus Power Ireland71677467
Fabrizio Zanotti Paraguay70746867
20Graham DeLaet Canada66717469280−4
T21Grégory Bourdy France67697273281−3
Alex Čejka  Germany67717469
Pádraig Harrington Ireland70716773
Yuta Ikeda Japan74696969
Søren Kjeldsen Denmark73687070
Mikko Ilonen Finland73696673
T27Danny Lee New Zealand72657669282−2
Joost Luiten Netherlands72707070
Matteo Manassero Italy69737169
T30Nino Bertasio Italy72727168283−1
Nicolas Colsaerts Belgium68717173
Rodolfo Cazaubón Mexico76666873
David Hearn Canada73707466
Thorbjørn Olesen Denmark70687471
Pan Cheng-tsung  Chinese Taipei69697174
Wu Ashun  China74717068
T37Rickie Fowler United States75716474284E
Danny Willett Great Britain71706974
T39Felipe Aguilar Chile71717568285+1
Adilson da Silva  Brazil72717369
Ryan Fox New Zealand70737468
Scott Hend Australia74697171
T43Roope Kakko Finland72766870286+2
Espen Kofstad Norway72766969
Wang Jeung-hun  South Korea70727767
Jaco van Zyl  South Africa71747071
47Gavin Green Malaysia73747268287+3
T48Danny Chia Malaysia73707669288+4
José-Filipe Lima  Portugal70707771
T50Jhonattan Vegas Venezuela72767170289+5
Shiv Chawrasia India71716978
Li Haotong  China70737175
53Miguel Tabuena Philippines73757370291+7
54Shingo Katayama Japan74757766292+8
T55Julien Quesne France71797271293+9
Brandon Stone South Africa75727175
57Anirban Lahiri India74737572294+10
58Siddikur Rahman  Bangladesh75707575295+11
59Ricardo Gouveia Portugal73687680297+13
WDLin Wen-tang  Chinese Taipei7777WDWD154WD

WD = Withdrawn

References

  1. ↑ Graham, Bryan Armen (14 August 2016). "Justin Rose wins gold in Olympic golf for Great Britain at Rio 2016". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Justin Rose beats Henrik Stenson to Olympic gold in tense finale". BBC Sport. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Week 33: Golf's Olympic Medalist's". Official World Golf Ranking. 15 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Justin Rose wins showdown with Henrik Stenson for men's golf gold". ESPN. Associated Press. 15 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Olympic Golf Competition". Official World Golf Ranking. 14 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Official World Golf Ranking – Week 33, 2016" (PDF). Official World Golf Ranking. 14 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. 1 2 3 IGF (14 August 2016). "Men's Leaderboard". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Men's Individual Stroke Play – Round 1". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Men's Individual Stroke Play – Round 2". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  12. ↑ Lawrenson, Derek (12 August 2016). "Justin Rose in medal contention after second round of 69 as Marcus Fraser leads the way at Rio Olympic Games". Daily Mail. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Men's Individual Stroke Play – Round 3". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Britain's Justin Rose leads after third round". BBC Sport. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  15. ↑ Curtis, Joseph (14 August 2016). "'I muddled through the words, but think I got most right': Joker Justin Rose stumbles through national anthem after winning the first golf Olympic gold in 112 years in dramatic final that nearly went awry when a spectator picked up his ball". Daily Mail. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ "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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