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Golf at the Olympic Games

In August 2009, the IOC voted on which two sports to add to the program in 2016, with golf being selected along with Rugby. There was both a men's and women's competition in 2016 in Rio, and at all Olympic Games since. The previous time golf was played at the Olympics was over 100 years before, in 1904. See more about the first Olympic Golf tournaments.

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Paris 2024 Golf Tournament

The competition for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games is unchanged from previous Olympics. The tournament consists of a 72-hole individual stroke play tournament. A three-hole playoff is used to for any ties for medals.

There are 60 men and 60 women players in the field. The world's Top-15 golfers automatically qualified for an Olympic berth. Outside of the Top 15, players were selected based on world ranking but only if no more than two golfers from a single country are already in the field. 

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