Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's individual


The women's golf tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics placed at the Olympic Golf Course, built within the Reserva de Marapendi in the Barra da Tijuca zone, between 17 and 20 August 2016. It was the first women's golf tournament at the Olympics since 1900.
Sixty players played four rounds of stroke play. The field included 57 professionals and three amateurs.
The event was won by Inbee Park of South Korea with a score -16, defeating Lydia Ko from New Zealand and China's Shanshan Feng who won silver and bronze respectively.
The medals were presented by Dick Pound, IOC member, Canada and Antony Scanlon, Secretary General of the IGF.

Participating nations

Countries were permitted to qualify up to four athletes based on the world rankings.
North America South America Europe Oceania Asia Africa
*

* Israel is a member of the European Olympic Committees.

Results

First round

Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand shot a 6-under-par 65 to lead by one stroke over South Koreans Kim Sei-young and Inbee Park.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Ariya Jutanugarn65−6
T2Kim Sei-young66−5
T2Inbee Park66−5
T4Nicole Broch Larsen67−4
T4Carlota Ciganda67−4
T4Candie Kung67−4
T7Aditi Ashok68−3
T7Charley Hull68−3
T7Azahara Muñoz68−3
T7Lexi Thompson68−3

Second round

Thursday, 18 August 2016
Inbee Park of South Korea shot a second straight round of 66 to take the lead at 10-under-par, 132. Stacy Lewis of the United States shot the low round of the day, an 8-under-par 63, to climb to second place, one stroke behind Park. First round leader Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand shot an even-par 71 to drop to a tie for 8th.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Inbee Park66-66=132−10
2Stacy Lewis70-63=133−9
T3Brooke Henderson70-64=134−8
T3Charley Hull68-66=134−8
T5Nicole Broch Larsen67-68=135−7
T5Candie Kung67-68=135−7
T5Marianne Skarpnord69-66=135−7
T8Aditi Ashok68-68=136−6
T8Chun In-gee70-66=136−6
T8Ariya Jutanugarn65-71=136−6
T8Minjee Lee69-67=136−6
T8Gerina Piller69-67=136−6

Third round

Friday, 19 August 2016
Inbee Park of South Korea maintained her lead by shooting a 1-under-par 70. Lydia Ko shot the low round of the day, a 6-under-par 65 to move into a tie for second place with American Gerina Piller. First round leader Ariya Jutanugarn withdrew after 13 holes with a knee injury.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Inbee Park66-66-70=202−11
T2Lydia Ko69-70-65=204−9
T2Gerina Piller69-67-68=204−9
4Shanshan Feng70-67-68=205−8
T5Chun In-gee70-66-72=208−5
T5Charley Hull68-66-74=208−5
T5Amy Yang73-65-70=208−5
T8Brooke Henderson70-64-75=209−4
T8Minjee Lee69-67-73=209−4
T8Stacy Lewis70-63-76=209−4
T8Anna Nordqvist71-70-68=209−4
T8Su-Hyun Oh71-72-66=209−4
T8Suzann Pettersen71-69-69=209−4
T8Paula Reto74-67-68=209−4

Final round

Saturday, 20 August 2016
RankPlayerNationalityRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4TotalTo par
Inbee Park66667066268−16
Lydia Ko69706569273−11
Shanshan Feng70676869274−10
Stacy Lewis70637666275−9
Haru Nomura69697265275−9
Amy Yang73657067275−9
Brooke Henderson70647567276−8
Charley Hull68667468276−8
Minjee Lee69677367276−8
10Suzann Pettersen71696968277−7
Anna Nordqvist71706869278−6
Gerina Piller69676874278−6
Chun In-gee70667271279−5
Nanna Koerstz Madsen69697269279−5
Su-Hyun Oh71726670279−5
Teresa Lu70677370280−4
Paula Reto74676871280−4
Maria Verchenova75707362280−4
Lexi Thompson68717666281−3
Mariajo Uribe70717566281−3
Leona Maguire 74657469282−2
Caroline Masson69697569282−2
Azahara Muñoz68697372282−2
Albane Valenzuela 71687271282−2
Sandra Gal71746969283−1
Kim Sei-young66737371283−1
Pornanong Phatlum71726971283−1
Marianne Skarpnord69667573283−1
29Catriona Matthew71667770284
30Alena Sharp72697569285+1
Laetitia Beck75707170286+2
Candie Kung67687675286+2
Pernilla Lindberg74736970286+2
Gaby López71677672286+2
Stephanie Meadow77667172286+2
36Nicole Broch Larsen67688171287+3
37Tiffany Chan 71757369288+4
38Xi Yu Lin72747469289+5
Carlota Ciganda67727873290+6
Gwladys Nocera73717472290+6
41Aditi Ashok68687976291+7
42Shiho Oyama70717774292+8
43Christine Wolf71697776293+9
Julieta Granada71697678294+10
Karine Icher73727376294+10
Alejandra Llaneza73687380294+10
Ursula Wikström69718173294+10
Klára Spilková77737174295+11
Noora Tamminen73767274295+11
50Ashleigh Simon75697775296+12
51Kelly Tan78707673297+13
52Miriam Nagl79777270298+14
Victoria Lovelady79757670300+16
Giulia Molinaro78787470300+16
55Giulia Sergas77747774302+18
56Chloe Leurquin79787175303+19
57Fabienne In-Albon74787579306+22
58Michelle Koh79717682308+24
59Maha Haddioui82768077315+31
Ariya Jutanugarn6571