• The Rise, Canada
  • Pronghorn (Fazio)
  • Marco Simone GC (Italy); host of the Ryder Cup 2023
  • Terras da Comporta, Dunas
  • Pebble Beach host of the US Open; US Women's Open; Pebble Beach Pro-Am
  • Prince's GC, England
  • Torrey Pines - South course, host of the Farmers Insurance Open
  • Torrey Pines - South course, host of the Farmers Insurance Open

Tournament results: Olympic Games (Men)

Results for the Olympic Games (Men) are shown in the table below, which includes details of the respective winners, their scores and prize money, relevant venues and title sponsors.
2024
Europe
(Schauffele, Xander)
Aug 1-4
Gold medal
IOC

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

(Schauffele, Xander)

Score

Aug 1-4

Prize money

Gold medal

Title sponsor

IOC

Olympic Games Men's Individual golf event (Aug 1-4; Summer Olympic Games XXXIII). [Albatros course, Golf National, Guyancourt, nr Paris].

1904
America
Lyon, George
Glen Echo
3 & 2
Gold medal
IOC

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Lyon, George

Venue

Glen Echo

Score

3 & 2

Prize money

Gold medal

Title sponsor

IOC

Played as the Men's Individual Olympic Games golf event (Sept 19-24; 75 competitors - 74 from USA and 3 from Canada; one qualifying round, then best 32 competed on a knockout match play basis; Summer Olympic Games III). Gold medal winner George S. Lyon (Can) beat Chandler Egan (USA, silver medal) 3 and 2 in the final. Beaten semi-finalists (bronze medal): Burt Mckinnie (USA) and Francis Newton (USA). [Glen Echo CC, Normandy, St Louis, Missouri, USA].

2016
America
268 (-16)
Gold medal
IOC

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Rose, Justin

Score

268 (-16)

Prize money

Gold medal

Title sponsor

IOC

Played as the Men's Individual golf event (Aug 11-14; Summer Olympic Games XXXI). Henrik Stenson (Swe; silver medal) finished 2 shots behind Justin Rose (GB; gold medal). Matt Kuchar (USA; bronze medal) finished 1 shot behind Stenson. The return of men's golf to the Olympic Games after an absence of 112 years gave Rose the opportunity to become only the third man ever to win an Olympic gold medal for golf. [Olympic Course, Reserva da Marapendi, Barra de Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro].

2021
Japan
266 (-18)
Gold medal
IOC

Category

Japan

Winner (holder)

Schauffele, Xander

Score

266 (-18)

Prize money

Gold medal

Title sponsor

IOC

Olympic Games Men's Individual golf event (Jul 29-Aug 1; postponed from 2020 due to global coronavirus pandemic; Summer Olympic Games XXXII). Gold-medal winner Xander Schauffele (USA) finished 1 shot ahead of silver-medallist Rory Sabbatini (Slovakia). Three shots off the lead and in a seven-way playoff for the bronze medal, Chengtsung "C.T." Pan (Taiw) beat Collin Morikawa (USA) at the fourth playoff hole (par-4 18th). Rory McIlroy (N.Ire), Guillermo "Mito" Pereira (Chile) and Sebastián Muñoz (Colom) were eliminated at the third playoff hole. Paul Casey (Eng) and Hideki Maruyama (Jpn) were eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Kasumigaseki CC, Kawagoe, Saitama, nr Tokyo].

1900
Europe
Sands, Charles
167
Gold medal
IOC

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Sands, Charles

Score

167

Prize money

Gold medal

Title sponsor

IOC

Played as the Men's Individual golf event (Summer Olympic Games II); the debut appearance of golf at the Games. 36-hole strokeplay format between 12 players from four countries: USA, GB, France and Greece. Gold medal: Charles Sands (USA), score167. Silver medal: Walter Rutherford (GB) 168. Bronze medal: David Robertson (GB) 175. [Compiègne GC, Compiègne, nr Paris, France].

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Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).

Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24). 

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Céline Boutier: with many successes as both an amateur and professional golfer, Boutier added a major championship title to her impressive résumé at this year’s Evian Championship.

Alex Cejka: buffeted by rain and high winds, especially on the high-scoring final day, Čejka prevailed over Pádraig Harrington in a playoff at Royal Porthcawl, to scoop the Senior Open Championship title.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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