The Rio de Janeiro Olympic Golf Course (Portuguese: Campo Olímpico de Golfe) is a golf course built for the golf tournaments of the 2016 Summer Olympics, within the Marapendi Natural Reserve in the Barra da Tijuca zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The golf course was designed by Gil Hanse and the clubhouse chosen by competition, won by Pedro Évora and Pedro Rivera, from the Brazilian office .

Map of the course

Golf returned to the Olympics in 2016 after more than a century, last played in 1904, and featured two events, the men's and women's individual events.

After the Summer Olympics ended, the golf course was opened to the public. The golf course has become a host to junior golf tournaments and introductory days to novice golfers.

Junior golf introduction day, February 2016

Scorecard (metres)

Olympic Golf Course
TeeRating/Slope123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Par544353434355444344353671
Men (m)552444321175500179451157337311653944647043820937727712252234006516
Women (m)490398294142451162374141296274848138439337317434224111046529635711

Scorecard (yards)

Olympic Golf Course
TeeRating/Slope123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Par544353434355444344353671
Men (yd)604486351191547196493172369340959048851447922941230313357137197128
Women (yd)536435321155493177409154324300452642043040819037426412050932416245

Any discrepancy between metre and yard distances is due to round off error when converting from SI units to USC units.

External links

  • 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine (igfgolf.org)
  • golf-monthly.co.uk
  • hansegolfdesign.com
  • urbecarioca.blogspot.com (in Portuguese)