Who won the first women’s golf tournament at the Olympics?
It was the first women’s golf tournament at the Olympics since 1900. Sixty players played four rounds of stroke play. The field included 57 professionals and three amateurs. The event was won by Inbee Park of South Korea with a score −16, defeating Lydia Ko from New Zealand and China’s Shanshan Feng who won silver and bronze respectively.
Who won the 2016 Rio Olympics women’s golf gold medal?
Rio Olympics 2016: Inbee Park of South Korea wins women’s golf gold medal 20 August 2016
Where is the Olympic golf course in Rio 2016?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The women’s golf tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics placed at the Olympic Golf Course (Portuguese: Campo Olímpico de Golfe), built within the Reserva de Marapendi in the Barra da Tijuca zone, between 17 and 20 August 2016. It was the first women’s golf tournament at the Olympics since 1900.
Who are the highest-finishing American golfers at the Olympics?
Stacy Lewis was the highest-finishing American, ending up in a tie for fourth place at 9 under par. Park won the gold medal, but there was no purse for this event, so there is no winner’s share other than the gold medal and the posterity of being the first women’s Olympic golf champion in 116 years.