Olympic Golf Course

The Rio de Janeiro Olympic Golf Course (Portuguese: Campo Olímpico de Golfe) is a golf course 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.

Olympic Golf Course
(Rio de Janeiro)
The golf course as of December 2015
Club information
Coordinates23.005°S 43.403°W / -23.005; -43.403
LocationReserva de Marapendi,
Barra da Tijuca,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Established2016
TypePublic (Post-Olympics)
Owned byCity of Rio de Janeiro
Operated byRio de Janeiro Olympics Organizing Committee
Total holes18
Events hosted2016 Summer Olympic Golf Tournaments
WebsiteRio 2016 Olympic venues
Designed byGil Hanse
Par71
LengthMen: 6,525 m (7,128 yd)
Women: 5,711 m (6,245 yd)
Course recordMen: 63 Marcus Fraser, Matt Kuchar (2016)
Women: 62 Maria Verchenova (2016)

The golf course was designed by Gil Hanse and the clubhouse chosen by competition, won by Pedro Évora and Pedro Rivera, from the Brazilian office Rua Arquitetos.

Map of the course

Golf returned to the Olympics in 2016 after more than a century, last played in 1904,[3] and featured two events, the men's and women's individual events.

After the Summer Olympics ended, the golf course was opened to the public.[1] The golf course has become a host to junior golf tournaments and introductory days to novice golfers.[4][5]

Junior golf introduction day, February 2016

Scorecard (metres)
Olympic Golf Course[6]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Par 54435343435 5444344353671
Men (m) 5524443211755001794511573373116 53944647043820937727712252234006516
Women (m) 4903982941424511623741412962748 48138439337317434224111046529635711

Scorecard (yards)
Olympic Golf Course[6]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Par 54435343435 5444344353671
Men (yd) 6044863511915471964931723693409 59048851447922941230313357137197128
Women (yd) 5364353211554931774091543243004 52642043040819037426412050932416245

Any discrepancy between metre and yard distances is due to round off error when converting from SI units to USC units.

References
  1. "Olympic Games Facilities: Barra Region". brasil2016.gov.br. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. "Rio de Janeiro Olympic venues map". www.rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. "2016 Olympics: New Events Debuting in Rio". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  4. Sens, Josh (29 July 2021). "Rio's controversial Olympic Course was supposed to grow the game in Brazil. Has it?". Golf Magazine.
  5. "South American Championship 2019".
  6. "Golf" (PDF). Official Spectator Guide. Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.


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