Olympic Golf winning scores: Last 2 events' winning scores explored

Olympic Golf was reintroduced in the 2016 Rio Olympics after more than a century. Golf was first played in the 1900 Paris Olympics and the 1904 St. Louis Olympics.

In 1900, a 36-hole stroke play tournament was played, whereas the 1904 edition featured a 36-hole stroke play qualifier. In the field of 75 players, the top 32 advanced to a 5-round, 36-hole match play, played consecutively.

In 2016, a 72-hole stroke play was played at the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The winning score at the 2016 Olympics was -16. The silver and bronze medals went to scores of -14 and -13, respectively. The details are as follows:

Gold Medal: Justin Rose (England)

• Score: (67-69-65-67, 268, -16)

Silver Medal: Henrik Stenson (Sweden)

• Score: (66-68-68-68, 270, -14)

Bronze Medal: Matt Kuchar (United States)

• Score: (69-70-69-63, 271, -13)

In women's Olympic golf, the winning score in 2016 was -16. The details are as follows:

Gold Medal: Inbee Park (South Korea)

• Score: (66-66-70-66, 268, -16)

Silver Medal: Lydia Ko (New Zealand)

• Score: (69-70-65-69, 273, -11)

Bronze Medal: Shanshan Feng (China)

• Score: (70-67-68-69, 274, -10)

The same format was followed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at East Course, Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The winning score at the was -18. The silver medal and bronze medal were won by scores of -17 and -15, respectively.

Gold Medal: Xander Schauffele (United States)

• Score: (68-63-68-67, 266, -18)

Silver Medal: Rory Sabbatini (Slovakia)

• Score: (69-67-70-61, 267, -17)

Bronze Medal: C.T. Pan (Chinese Taipei)

• Score: (74-66-66-63, 269, -15)

In women's Olympic golf, the winning score in 2020 was -17. The details are as follows:

Gold Medal: Nelly Korda (United States)

• Score: (67-62-69-69, 267, -17)

Silver Medal: Mone Inami (Japan)

• Score: (70-65-68-65, 268, -16)

Bronze Medal: Lydia Ko (New Zealand)

• Score: (70-67-66-65, 268, -16)

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How many players are participating in the Olympic Golf again in men's competition?

With 60 players on the field, 36 of them are participating in the Olympic Golf for the first time. 15 players are participating in the Olympics for the second time. Xander Schauffele, Rory Mcllroy, Collin Morikawa, and Mito Pereira are notable players making their second appearance at the Games.

Nine players are participating for the third time, including Ryan Fox, C.T. Pan, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, and Thorbjørn Olesen.

The scores and ranking of players who participated in the 2020 Olympics who are participating this year are as follows:

• Abraham Ancer: T14 (-12)
• Christiaan Bezuidenhout: T16 (-11)
• Rafa Campos: T57 (+4)
• Corey Conners: 13 (-13)
• Thomas Detry: T22 (-10)
• Tommy Fleetwood: T16 (-11)
• Ryan Fox: T42 (-5)
• Viktor Hovland: T14 (-12)
• Shane Lowry: T22 (-10)
• Hideki Matsuyama: T4 (-15)
• Rory McIlroy: T4 (-15)
• Adrian Meronk: T51 (-2)
• Guido Migliozzi: T32 (-8)
• Collin Morikawa: T4 (-15)
• Joaquin Niemann: T10 (-14)
• Alex Noren: T16 (-11)
• Carlos Ortiz: T42 (-5)
• C.T. Pan: 3 (-15)
• Mito Pereira: T4 (-15)
• Xander Schauffele: 1 (-18)
• Sepp Straka: T10 (-14)
• Sami Valimaki: T27 (-9)
• Yechun Yuan: T38 (-6)
• Fabrizio Zanotti: T35 (-7)

The scores and ranking of players who participated in the 2016 Rio Olympics who are participating in 2024 too are as follows:

• Byeong Hun An: T11 (-6)
• Kiradech Aphibarnrat: T5 (-8)
• Emiliano Grillo: T8 (-7)
• Matteo Manassero: T27 (-2)
• C.T. Pan: T30 (-1)
• Thorbjørn Olesen: T30 (-1)
• Ryan Fox: T39 (+1)
• Gavin Green: 47 (+3)
• Fabrizio Zanotti: T15 (-5)