Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's individual
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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.
Men's golf at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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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] It was the first gold medal for Great Britain (which had previously earned silver and bronze in 1900) and first medal of any color for Sweden, making its debut in the event. Matt Kuchar of the United States was one stroke behind Stenson and won the bronze medal.[3][4] This put the American podium streak at 3 Games—and 116 years—long.
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]