Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's individual

Women's golf
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
View of the Olympic Golf Course in Barra da Tijuca, the venue of the women's golf tournament.
Venue Olympic Golf Course
Dates 17–20 August 2016
Competitors 60 from 34 nations
Winning score 268 (−16)
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Inbee Park  South Korea
2nd, silver medalist(s) Lydia Ko  New Zealand
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Shanshan Feng  China

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

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

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand65−6
T2Kim Sei-young South Korea66−5
Inbee Park South Korea
T4Nicole Broch Larsen Denmark67−4
Carlota Ciganda Spain
Candie Kung Chinese Taipei
T7Aditi Ashok India68−3
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]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Inbee Park South Korea66-66=132−10
2Stacy Lewis United States70-63=133−9
T3Brooke Henderson Canada70-64=134−8
Charley Hull Great Britain68-66=134
T5Nicole Broch Larsen Denmark67-68=135−7
Candie Kung Chinese Taipei67-68=135
Marianne Skarpnord Norway69-66=135
T8Aditi Ashok India68-68=136−6
Chun In-gee South Korea70-66=136
Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand65-71=136
Minjee Lee Australia69-67=136
Gerina Piller United States69-67=136

Third round

Friday, 19 August 2016

Inbee Park of South Korea maintained 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]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Inbee Park South Korea66-66-70=202−11
T2Lydia Ko New Zealand69-70-65=204−9
Gerina Piller United States69-67-68=204
4Shanshan Feng China70-67-68=205−8
T5Chun In-gee South Korea70-66-72=208−5
Charley Hull Great Britain68-66-74=208
Amy Yang South Korea73-65-70=208
T8Brooke Henderson Canada70-64-75=209−4
Minjee Lee Australia69-67-73=209
Stacy Lewis United States70-63-76=209
Anna Nordqvist Sweden71-70-68=209
Su-Hyun Oh Australia71-72-66=209
Suzann Pettersen Norway71-69-69=209
Paula Reto South Africa74-67-68=209

Final round

Saturday, 20 August 2016

RankPlayerNationalityRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4TotalTo par
1st, gold medalist(s)Inbee Park South Korea66667066268−16
2nd, silver medalist(s)Lydia Ko New Zealand69706569273−11
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Shanshan Feng China70676869274−10
T4Stacy Lewis United States70637666275−9
Haru Nomura Japan69697265
Amy Yang South Korea73657067
T7Brooke Henderson Canada70647567276−8
Charley Hull Great Britain68667468
Minjee Lee Australia69677367
10Suzann Pettersen Norway71696968277−7
T11Anna Nordqvist Sweden71706869278−6
Gerina Piller United States69676874
T13Chun In-gee South Korea70667271279−5
Nanna Koerstz Madsen Denmark69697269
Su-Hyun Oh Australia71726670
T16Teresa Lu Chinese Taipei70677370280−4
Paula Reto South Africa74676871
Maria Verchenova Russia75707362
T19Lexi Thompson United States68717666281−3
Mariajo Uribe Colombia70717566
T21Leona Maguire (a) Ireland74657469282−2
Caroline Masson Germany69697569
Azahara Muñoz Spain68697372
Albane Valenzuela (a) Switzerland71687271
T25Sandra Gal Germany71746969283−1
Kim Sei-young South Korea66737371
Pornanong Phatlum Thailand71726971
Marianne Skarpnord Norway69667573
29Catriona Matthew Great Britain71667770284E
30Alena Sharp Canada72697569285+1
T31Laetitia Beck Israel75707170286+2
Candie Kung Chinese Taipei67687675
Pernilla Lindberg Sweden74736970
Gaby López Mexico71677672
Stephanie Meadow Ireland77667172
36Nicole Broch Larsen Denmark67688171287+3
37Tiffany Chan (a) Hong Kong71757369288+4
38Xi Yu Lin China72747469289+5
T39Carlota Ciganda Spain67727873290+6
Gwladys Nocera France73717472
41Aditi Ashok India68687976291+7
42Shiho Oyama Japan70717774292+8
43Christine Wolf Austria71697776293+9
T44Julieta Granada Paraguay71697678294+10
Karine Icher France73727376
Alejandra Llaneza Mexico73687380
Ursula Wikström Finland69718173
T48Klára Spilková Czech Republic77737174295+11
Noora Tamminen Finland73767274
50Ashleigh Simon South Africa75697775296+12
51Kelly Tan Malaysia78707673297+13
52Miriam Nagl Brazil79777270298+14
T53Victoria Lovelady Brazil79757670300+16
Giulia Molinaro Italy78787470
55Giulia Sergas Italy77747774302+18
56Chloe Leurquin Belgium79787175303+19
57Fabienne In-Albon Switzerland74787579306+22
58Michelle Koh Malaysia79717682308+24
59Maha Haddioui Morocco82768077315+31
WDAriya Jutanugarn Thailand6571WDWD136−6

References

  1. ↑ "Ariya Jutanugarn leads as women's golf returns; Inbee Park 1 back". ESPN. Associated Press. 17 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Women's Individual Stroke Play – Round 1". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Inbee Park leads by 1 shot over Stacy Lewis in women's golf". ESPN. Associated Press. 18 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Women's Individual Stroke Play – Round 2". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Women's Individual Stroke Play – Round 3". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Harig, Bob (19 August 2016). "Ariya Jutanugarn withdraws from golf tournament in Round 3". ESPN.
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