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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Golf_at_the_Summer_OlympicsGolf at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

    Golf is officially recognized as firstly featuring in the Summer Olympic Games programme in 1900 and was also contested at the 1904 Summer Olympics. A golf tournament was to have been held in 1908, but it was cancelled less than two days before it was scheduled to start. [1]

  3. www.nbcolympics.com › news › golf-101-olympic-historyOlympic Golf history: Records, past winners, best moments ...

    Mar 5, 2024 · Golf first became an Olympic sport during the second edition of the modern Games, Paris 1900. It returned for the 1904 Games in St. Louis, but then took a 112-year hiatus before finally returning to the Olympic program for Rio 2016, and later, Tokyo 2020.

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  5. stillmed.olympic.org › media › Document LibraryGOLF: History of Golf at the Olympic Games

    Oct 19, 2017 · Golf appeared at the Olympic Games for the first time in Paris in 1900. It was also on the programme of the Games in St Louis in 1904. Set to be staged for the Games in London in 1908, in the end it was not organised. It subsequently did not feature on the programme but has been re-introduced on the programme for the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016.

  6. www.sportskeeda.com › golf › history-golf-olympicsHistory of golf at the Olympics: Full timeline and milestones ...

    Jul 30, 2024 · Golf made its debut in the Olympics in 1900. That year, men's and women's events were held in Paris at the Compiègne Golf Club. Tournaments were scheduled for the 1908 London and the 1920...

    • Ankita Yadav

  7. www.golfpass.com › articles › olympics-golf-historyA brief history of golf in the Olympics - GolfPass

    Jul 24, 2024 · The 1900 men's Olympic golf competition was contested by amateur players over 36 holes, with American Charles Sands winning the gold medal by a stroke over Walter Rutherford of Scotland. Sands also competed in 1900's singles and doubles tennis competitions in the Olympics.

    • Tim Gavrich

  8. www.igfgolf.org › olympic-games › historyOlympic Golf: History

    Golf was not included in future Olympic Games, but 112 years after St. Louis, it returned in 2016 at Rio de Janeiro. Fast forward 90 years to October 9, 2009, in Copenhagen. At the 121st IOC session, golf was finally reinstated to the Summer Olympics.

  9. champ.golf › when-was-golf-added-to-the-olympicsGolf’s Grand Return: When Was Golf Added to the Olympics?

    Nov 20, 2023 · When did golf get added to the Olympics? Golf was officially added to the Olympic program in 2016 after a 112-year absence. The IOC, in 2009, had a unanimous decision to reintroduce golf as an Olympic sport for the 2016 and 2023 Summer Games after it was absent from competition for over one hundred years.