Olympic golf course (Rio de Janeiro)

Olympic Golf Course (Rio de Janeiro)

The golf course as of March 2015
Club information
Coordinates	23°00′23″S 43°24′21″W / 23.006461°S 43.405773°WCoordinates: 23°00′23″S 43°24′21″W / 23.006461°S 43.405773°W
Location	Reserva de Marapendi, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Established	2016
Type	Public
Owned by	Rio de Janeiro (city)
Operated by	Rio de Janeiro OlympicsOrganizing Committee
Total holes	18
Tournaments hosted	2016 Summer Olympic Golf Tournament
Website	Rio 2016 Olympic venues
Designed by	Gil Hanse Golf Course Design
Par	71
Length	6522 m (men), 5944 m (women)

Marapendi Olympic Golf Course

The Rio de Janeiro Olympic golf course (Portuguese: Campo Olímpico de Golfe) is a new venue built for the golf tournaments of the 2016 Summer Olympics, ^{[1] [2]} within the Marapendi Natural Reserve in the Barra da Tijuca zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

It will be the first time for golf to be played at the Olympics since the 1904 Summer Olympics ^[3] and is to feature two events, the men's and women's individual events.

Format

A proposal was made to have a 72-hole individual stroke play tournament with the official rules of golf. In the event of a tie for any of the first three positions, a three-hole playoff will determine the medal winners.^[4]

References

1. "Olympic Games Facilities: Barra Region". www.rio2016.com. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
2. "Rio de Janeiro Olympic venues map". www.rio2016.com. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
3. "2016 Olympics: New Events Debuting in Rio". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
4. "Golf - Key facts". rio2016.com. Retrieved 17 May 2013.

External links

• International Golf Federation - Olympic Venue (igfgolf.org)
• 2016 Rio Olympics Golf: The course golf-monthly.co.uk
• Hanse Golf Course Design hansegolfdesign.com
• Golf in an environmental protection zone urbecarioca.blogspot.com (Portuguese)