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.
 The golf course as of December 2015 | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 23°00′18″S 43°24′11″W / 23.005°S 43.403°W |
| Location | Reserva de Marapendi, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Established | 2016 |
| Type | Public (Post-Olympics) |
| Owned by | City of Rio de Janeiro |
| Operated by | Rio de Janeiro Olympics Organizing Committee |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | 2016 Summer Olympic Golf Tournaments |
| Website | Rio 2016 Olympic venues |
| Designed by | Gil Hanse |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | Men: 6,525 m (7,128 yd) Women: 5,711 m (6,245 yd) |
| Course record | Men: 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.
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]
Scorecard (metres)
edit| 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 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 71 | |
| Men (m) | 552 | 444 | 321 | 175 | 500 | 179 | 451 | 157 | 337 | 3116 | 539 | 446 | 470 | 438 | 209 | 377 | 277 | 122 | 522 | 3400 | 6516 | |
| Women (m) | 490 | 398 | 294 | 142 | 451 | 162 | 374 | 141 | 296 | 2748 | 481 | 384 | 393 | 373 | 174 | 342 | 241 | 110 | 465 | 2963 | 5711 |
Scorecard (yards)
edit| 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 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 71 | |
| Men (yd) | 604 | 486 | 351 | 191 | 547 | 196 | 493 | 172 | 369 | 3409 | 590 | 488 | 514 | 479 | 229 | 412 | 303 | 133 | 571 | 3719 | 7128 | |
| Women (yd) | 536 | 435 | 321 | 155 | 493 | 177 | 409 | 154 | 324 | 3004 | 526 | 420 | 430 | 408 | 190 | 374 | 264 | 120 | 509 | 3241 | 6245 |
Any discrepancy between metre and yard distances is due to round off error when converting from SI units to USC units.
References
edit- ^ a b "Olympic Games Facilities: Barra Region". brasil2016.gov.br. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio de Janeiro Olympic venues map". www.rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "2016 Olympics: New Events Debuting in Rio". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ Sens, Josh (29 July 2021). "Rio's controversial Olympic Course was supposed to grow the game in Brazil. Has it?". Golf Magazine.
- ^ "South American Championship 2019".
- ^ a b "Golf" (PDF). Official Spectator Guide. Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
External links
edit- 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 (in Portuguese)
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