Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Qualification for Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is determined not by any form of qualifying tournament, but by the rankings maintained by the International Golf Federation.
Qualification will be based on world ranking (Official World Golf Ranking for men, Women's World Golf Rankings for women) as of 11 July 2016, with a total of 60 players qualifying in each of the men's and women's events.[1] The top 15 players of each gender will qualify, with a limit of four golfers per country that can qualify this way.[2][3] The remaining spots will go the highest-ranked players from countries that do not already have two golfers qualified, with a limit of two per country.[4] The IGF has guaranteed that at least one golfer from the host nation and each geographical region (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) will qualify.[3][5] The IGF posts weekly lists of qualifiers based on current rankings for men[6] and women.[7]
Qualified players
Men
Ranking as of 5 May 2016
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The following golfers have removed themselves from possible qualification: Miguel Ángel Jiménez of Spain,[8] Louis Oosthuizen[9] and Charl Schwartzel,[10] both of South Africa, Adam Scott[11] and Marc Leishman[12] both of Australia, and Vijay Singh of Fiji.[8][13]
Women
Ranking as of 2 May 2016
References
- ↑ Harig, Bob (5 March 2014). "Olympic golf qualifying date set". ESPN.
- ↑ "Olympic Games - Qualification System - IGF". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- 1 2 Axson, Scooby (14 July 2014). "Rules for golf qualifying in the 2016 Olympic Games: U.S. will only get four players no matter how many in Top 15". Golf.com.
- ↑ "International Golf Federation". olympic.org. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ "Golf Qualification System for 2016 Olympics". 14 July 2014.
- ↑ "Olympic Rankings – Men". IGF.
- ↑ "Olympic Rankings – Women". IGF.
- 1 2 "Vijay Singh Opts Out of Olympics". Around The Rings. 13 April 2016.
- ↑ "Oosthuizen latest top golfer to pull out of Rio Olympics". USA Today. Assocated Press. 21 April 2016.
- ↑ Zaccardi, Nick (25 April 2016). "Charl Schwartzel withdraws from Olympic golf". NBC Sports.
- ↑ Harig, Bob (20 April 2016). "Australia's Adam Scott opts to not compete in Rio Olympics". ESPN.
- ↑ "Marc Leishman withdraws from Rio Olympics amid Zika virus concerns". ESPN. Australian Associated Press. 5 May 2016.
- ↑ "Vijay Singh no longer planning on participating in Olympic golf tournament". ESPN. Assocated Press. 13 April 2016.
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