Golf at the Summer Olympics - wikipedia Golf at the Summer Olympics Golf at the Summer Olympics Governing body IGF Events 2 ( men : 1 ; women : 1 ) Games 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 Medalists Golf was featured in the Summer Olympic Games official programme in 1900 and 1904. At the IOC session in Copenhagen in October 2009, the IOC decided to reinstate this event for the 2016 Summer Olympics. As of the 2016 Olympics, qualification is based primarily upon the Official World Golf Ranking ( Men ) and Women 's World Golf Rankings, with the top fifteen of each gender automatically qualifying ( with a limit of four per country ), and then the highest ranked players from countries that had not yet already qualified two players. Contents 1 Medal table 1.1 Total 1.2 Men 1.3 Women 2 Events 3 Medal summary 3.1 Men 's individual 3.2 Women 's individual 3.3 Men 's team 4 Participating nations 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Medal table Total Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total United States ( USA ) 5 11 Great Britain ( GBR ) Canada ( CAN ) 0 0 South Korea ( KOR ) 0 0 5 New Zealand ( NZL ) 0 0 Sweden ( SWE ) 0 0 7 China ( CHN ) 0 0 Total 6 6 7 19 Men Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total United States ( USA ) 8 Great Britain ( GBR ) Canada ( CAN ) 0 0 Sweden ( SWE ) 0 0 Total 5 13 Women Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total United States ( USA ) South Korea ( KOR ) 0 0 New Zealand ( NZL ) 0 0 China ( CHN ) 0 0 Total 6 Events 1900 Men 's individual Women 's individual 1904 Men 's individual Men 's team 2016 Men 's individual Women 's individual Medal summary Men 's individual Games Gold Silver Bronze 1900 Paris details Charles Sands ( USA ) Walter Rutherford ( GBR ) David Robertson ( GBR ) 1904 St. Louis details George Lyon ( CAN ) Chandler Egan ( USA ) Burt McKinnie ( USA ) Francis Newton ( USA ) 1908 -- 2012 not included in the Olympic program 2016 Rio details Justin Rose ( GBR ) Henrik Stenson ( SWE ) Matt Kuchar ( USA ) Women 's individual Games Gold Silver Bronze 1900 Paris details Margaret Abbott ( USA ) Pauline Whittier ( USA ) Daria Pratt ( USA ) 1904 -- 2012 not included in the Olympic program 2016 Rio details Inbee Park ( KOR ) Lydia Ko ( NZL ) Shanshan Feng ( CHN ) Men 's team Games Gold Silver Bronze 1904 St. Louis details United States ( USA ) Robert Hunter Chandler Egan Kenneth Edwards Clement Smoot Walter Egan Daniel Sawyer Edward Cummins Mason Phelps Nathaniel Moore Warren Wood United States ( USA ) Albert Lambert Stuart Stickney Burt McKinnie William Stickney Ralph McKittrick Frederick Semple Francis Newton Henry Potter John Cady John Maxwell United States ( USA ) Douglass Cadwallader Allan Lard Jesse Carleton Simeon Price Harold Weber John Rahm Arthur Hussey Orus Jones Harold Fraser George Oliver Participating nations 22 golfers competed in 1900, including 10 women and 12 men. The 1904 tournament featured 77 golfers, all men. Albert Lambert was the only golfer who competed both times ; a total of 93 different golfers competed throughout the brief history of Olympic golf before it was brought back in 2016. Nation 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 Years Argentina ( ARG ) Australia ( AUS ) Austria ( AUT ) Bangladesh ( BAN ) Belgium ( BEL ) Brazil ( BRA ) Canada ( CAN ) Chile ( CHI ) China ( CHN ) Chinese Taipei ( TPE ) Colombia ( COL ) Czech Republic ( CZE ) Denmark ( DEN ) Finland ( FIN ) France ( FRA ) 9 Germany ( GER ) Great Britain ( GBR ) Greece ( GRE ) Hong Kong ( HKG ) Ireland ( IRL ) Israel ( ISR ) Italy ( ITA ) India ( IND ) Japan ( JPN ) Malaya ( MAL ) Mexico ( MEX ) Morocco ( MAR ) Netherlands ( NED ) New Zealand ( NZL ) Norway ( NOR ) Paraguay ( PAR ) Philippines ( PHI ) Portugal ( POR ) Russia ( RUS ) South Africa ( RSA ) South Korea ( KOR ) 6 Spain ( ESP ) Sweden ( SWE ) Switzerland ( SUI ) Thailand ( THA ) United States ( USA ) 8 74 7 Venezuela ( VEN ) Nations 41 42 Athletes 22 77 120 213 Year 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 See also List of Olympic venues in golf References Jump up ^ Wilson, Stephen ( August 13, 2009 ). `` Golf, rugby backed by IOC board for 2016 Games ''. The Seattle Times. Associated Press. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Golf & rugby voted into Olympics ''. BBC. 2009 - 10 - 09. Jump up ^ Harig, Bob ( 5 March 2014 ). `` Olympic golf qualifying date set ''. ESPN. Jump up ^ `` Olympic Games - Qualification System - IGF ''. International Golf Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2013. Jump up ^ Axson, Scooby ( 14 July 2014 ). `` Rules for golf qualifying in the 2016 Olympic Games : U.S. will only get four players no matter how many in Top 15 ''. Golf.com. Jump up ^ `` International Golf Federation ''. olympic.org. Retrieved 17 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` Golf ''. rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2013. External links International Olympic Committee results database Golf Overview History Glossary Outline Rules penalties playoffs etiquette Stroke play scoring handicap Match play four - ball alternate shot Golf course links teeing ground hazards Equipment golf clubs golf ball tee Technical Golf stroke mechanics Instruction Drive Golfers Professional golfer tours Male golfers Female golfers Men 's major winners Women 's major winners Senior major winners Olympic medalists Most wins Asian Tour Australasia Tour Challenge Tour European Tour European Senior Tour Japan Golf Tour Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour PGA Tour PGA Tour Champions Sunshine Tour Web.com Tour Majors Men Masters Tournament U.S. Open The Open Championship PGA Championship Women ANA Inspiration U.S. Women 's Open Women 's PGA Championship Women 's British Open The Evian Championship Senior The Tradition Senior PGA Championship U.S. Senior Open Senior Players Championship Senior Open Championship Senior Women 's Senior LPGA Championship U.S. Senior Women 's Open International events Multi-sport event Asian Games Inter-Allied Games Island Games Pacific Games Pan American Games Summer Olympics Summer Universiade Youth Olympic Games Team Curtis Cup EurAsia Cup International Crown Presidents Cup Ryder Cup Solheim Cup Walker Cup Rankings Men Women Amateur Countries Australia China India Ireland Philippines Russia Scotland Thailand United States Venues Driving range Lists of golf courses Canada Hawaii India North Dakota Philippines Portugal United Kingdom links courses designed by Jack Nicklaus Years 1353 -- 1850 1851 -- 1945 1945 -- 99 2000 -- 05 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Governing bodies International Golf Federation The R&A United States Golf Association Professional Golfers ' Association ( Great Britain and Ireland ) Professional Golfers ' Association of America LPGA PGA Tour PGA European Tour American Society of Golf Course Architects World Golf Teachers Federation Variations Beach golf GolfCross Hickory golf Indoor golf Long drive Miniature golf Park golf Pitch and putt Shotgun start Skins game Snow golf Speed golf Urban golf Miscellaneous Awards Architects Caddie Greenskeeper World Golf Hall of Fame British Golf Museum USGA Museum Jack Nicklaus Museum Caddie Hall of Fame Evans Scholars Foundation Media Golf Channel personalities Golf Digest Golf Magazine Golf World Golfweek Links Travel + Leisure Golf Video games Commons WikiProject Portal Golf at the Summer Olympics 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 List of medalists List of Olympic venues Sports at the Olympic Games Summer sports Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing Rugby sevens Sailing Shooting Swimming Synchronized swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Beach volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling Winter sports Alpine skiing Biathlon Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing Curling Figure skating Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Luge Nordic combined Short track speed skating Skeleton Ski jumping Snowboarding Speed skating Future sports ( 2020 ) Baseball Softball Karate Skateboarding Sport climbing Surfing Past sports Basque pelota Cricket Croquet Jeu de paume Lacrosse Military patrol Polo Rackets Roque Rugby union ( 15 - a-side ) Tug of war Water motorsports Demonstration sports American football Australian football Bandy Bowling Budo Disabled skiing Gliding Glima Ice stock sport Korfball La canne Pesäpallo Roller hockey Savate Skijoring Sled dog racing Speed skiing Water skiing Winter pentathlon Unofficial sports Angling Art competitions Ballooning Boules Cannon shooting Cycle polo Fire fighting Gaelic football Hurling Kaatsen Kite flying Life saving Longue paume Motor racing Motorcycle racing Pigeon racing Wushu See also : Paralympic sports Golf at multi-sport events Asian Games Asian Youth Games Bolivarian Games Canada Summer Games Central American and Caribbean Games Games of the Small States of Europe Inter-Allied Games Island Games Olympics Pacific Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South American Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games Universiade Youth Olympic Games Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golf_at_the_Summer_Olympics&oldid=830960209 '' Categories : Golf at the Summer Olympics Golf at multi-sport events Sports at the Summer Olympics Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Čeština Deutsch Ελληνικά Français Frysk 한국어 Հայերեն हिन्दी Italiano עברית Lietuvių Magyar Македонски मराठी Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska தமிழ் ไทย Türkçe Українська 中文 21 more Edit links This page was last edited on 17 March 2018, at 23 : 02. 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Question: when was golf first played in the olympics
Answer: 1900