Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qualification for Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is determined not by any form of qualifying tournament, but by the rankings maintained by the International Golf Federation.

Qualification was based on world ranking (Official World Golf Ranking for men, Women's World Golf Rankings for women) as of 11 July 2016, with a total of 60 players qualifying in each of the men's and women's events.[1] The top 15 players of each gender qualified, with a limit of four golfers per country that can qualify this way.[2][3] The remaining spots went to the highest-ranked players from countries that do not already have two golfers qualified, with a limit of two per country.[4] The IGF has guaranteed that at least one golfer from the host nation and each geographical region (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) qualified.[3][5] The IGF posted weekly lists of qualifiers based on current rankings for men[6] and women.[7]

Qualified players

Men

Number of male golfers from each country participating in the 2016 Summer Olympics:
  Four
  Two
  One
  None
RankNameCountryWorld
Ranking
1Bubba Watson United States5
2Henrik Stenson Sweden6
3Rickie Fowler United States7
4Danny Willett Great Britain9
5Justin Rose Great Britain11
6Sergio García Spain12
7Patrick Reed United States13
8Matt Kuchar United States15
9Rafa Cabrera-Bello Spain28
10An Byeong-hun South Korea31
11Thongchai Jaidee Thailand38
12Danny Lee New Zealand40
13Emiliano Grillo Argentina44
14David Lingmerth Sweden48
15Søren Kjeldsen Denmark50
16Bernd Wiesberger Austria51
17Martin Kaymer Germany52
18Kiradech Aphibarnrat Thailand53
19Anirban Lahiri India62
20Thorbjørn Olesen Denmark64
21Joost Luiten Netherlands65
22Thomas Pieters Belgium66
23Jaco van Zyl South Africa67
24Fabián Gómez Argentina73
25Wang Jeung-hun South Korea76
26Scott Hend Australia81
27Marcus Fraser Australia86
28Brandon Stone South Africa92
29Yuta Ikeda Japan93
30Shingo Katayama Japan107
31Grégory Bourdy France112
32Julien Quesne France123
33Nicolas Colsaerts Belgium124
34Ricardo Gouveia Portugal125
35David Hearn Canada127
36Wu Ashun China129
37Miguel Tabuena Philippines140
38Li Haotong China141
39Alex Čejka Germany143
40Graham DeLaet Canada146
41Fabrizio Zanotti Paraguay147
42Pádraig Harrington Ireland148
43Ryan Fox New Zealand184
44Shiv Chawrasia India207
45Danny Chia Malaysia230
46Mikko Ilonen Finland235
47Jhonattan Vegas Venezuela240
48Felipe Aguilar Chile248
49Pan Cheng-tsung Chinese Taipei256
50Adilson da Silva Brazil271
51Séamus Power Ireland290
52Espen Kofstad Norway291
53Roope Kakko Finland293
54Nino Bertasio Italy299
55Siddikur Rahman Bangladesh308
56Lin Wen-tang Chinese Taipei315
57Gavin Green Malaysia321
58Matteo Manassero Italy342
59Rodolfo Cazaubón Mexico344
60José-Filipe Lima Portugal392

The following men have removed themselves from possible qualification:

The Zika virus, which can cause serious birth defects and is currently epidemic in Brazil, can live longer in semen than in blood, and might thus infect a male golfer's partner for up to six months later or even more. Consequently, far more top male golfers than top female golfers have withdrawn from the games.[24]

Women

Number of female golfers from each country participating in the 2016 Summer Olympics:
  Four
  Three
  Two
  One
  None
RankNameCountryWorld
Ranking
1Lydia Ko New Zealand1
2Brooke Henderson Canada2
3Inbee Park South Korea3
4Lexi Thompson United States4
5Kim Sei-young South Korea5
6Amy Yang South Korea6
7Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand7
8Chun In-gee South Korea8
9Stacy Lewis United States9
10Anna Nordqvist Sweden11
11Shanshan Feng China13
12Minjee Lee Australia14
13Gerina Piller United States15
14Suzann Pettersen Norway18
15Haru Nomura Japan22
16Charley Hull Great Britain27
17Teresa Lu Chinese Taipei28
18Candie Kung Chinese Taipei32
19Pornanong Phatlum Thailand34
20Carlota Ciganda Spain36
21Su-Hyun Oh Australia41
22Shiho Oyama Japan43
23Azahara Muñoz Spain48
24Xi Yu Lin China50
25Sandra Gal Germany55
26Karine Icher France60
27Catriona Matthew Great Britain63
28Caroline Masson Germany77
29Nicole Broch Larsen Denmark88
30Pernilla Lindberg Sweden90
31Alena Sharp Canada91
32Gaby López Mexico98
33Mariajo Uribe Colombia103
34Nanna Koerstz Madsen Denmark109
35Paula Reto South Africa122
36Gwladys Nocera France134
37Julieta Granada Paraguay135
38Kelly Tan Malaysia153
39Marianne Skarpnord Norway155
40Ashleigh Simon South Africa214
41Laetitia Beck Israel223
42Giulia Molinaro Italy251
43Ursula Wikström Finland256
44Noora Tamminen Finland274
45Klára Spilková Czech Republic279
46Christine Wolf Austria317
47Giulia Sergas Italy326
48Maria Verchenova Russia338
49Leona Maguire (a) Ireland353
50Albane Valenzuela (a) Switzerland378
51Alejandra Llaneza Mexico385
52Chloe Leurquin Belgium402
53Fabienne In-Albon Switzerland408
54Tiffany Chan (a) Hong Kong434
55Michelle Koh Malaysia443
56Aditi Ashok India444
57Miriam Nagl Brazil445
58Victoria Lovelady Brazil458
59Stephanie Meadow Ireland492
60Maha Haddioui Morocco560

(a) = amateur

The following women removed themselves from possible qualification:

The following women have been removed from possible qualification by their NOC:

References

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  2. "Olympic Games - Qualification System - IGF". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
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  4. "International Golf Federation". olympic.org. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  5. "Golf Qualification System for 2016 Olympics". 14 July 2014.
  6. "Olympic Rankings – Men". IGF.
  7. "Olympic Rankings – Women". IGF.
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