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 | |
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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.
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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]
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Scorecard (metres)
editTee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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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)
editTee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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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)