Golf at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics explained
| Event: | Golf |
| Games: | 2018 Summer Youth |
| Venue: | Hurlingham Club |
| Dates: | 9–15 October 2018 |
| Num Events: | 3 (1 men's, 1 women's, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors: | 64 |
| Nations: | 33 |
| Prev: | 2014 |
| Next: | 2026 |
Golf at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held at the Hurlingham Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 9 to 15 October 2018.
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a team of 2 athletes of 1 male and 1 female. As hosts, Argentina was given a team to compete and a further 5 teams of 2 athletes was decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 26 teams were decided by adding the ranking place of the top ranked eligible male and female golfers on the World Amateur Golf Rankings released on 25 July 2018. The 26 NOCs with the lowest combined rankings qualified.[1]
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2003. Furthermore, all athletes must be amateur golfers who hold a recognised handicap index not exceeding 6.4.
| Event | Date | Total places | Qualified nations |
|---|
| Host nation | – | 1 | |
| Combined World Amateur Golf Rankings | 25 July 2018 | 26 |
(men's only)
|
| Tripartite invitation[2] | – | 4 5 |
|
| Reallocation | – | 2 |
(women's only) |
| Total: 33 NOCs | | | | |
|---|
Medal summary
Events
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Qualification System: Golf . . 22 September 2017 . 1 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180616153742/http://d2aygmo1xd84v8.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2017/10/2017-09-22-Buenos-Aires-2018-Qualification-System-FINAL-Golf-EN-.pdf . 16 June 2018 . dead .
- Web site: Qualification and Rankings . . 30 May 2018 . 1 June 2018 . 21 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180521162140/http://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/youth-olympic-games/buenos-aires-2018-qualification-system/wagr-yog/ . dead .
- Web site: Youth Men's Individual Stroke Play . Golf Channel . 15 October 2018.
- Web site: Men's Individual Stroke Play – Results . buenosaires2018.com . 15 October 2018 . 16 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181016032724/https://www.buenosaires2018.com/results/resYOG2018/pdf/YOG2018/GLF/YOG2018_GLF_C74A_GLFMSTROKE------------------------.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Youth Women's Individual Stroke Play . Golf Channel . 15 October 2018.
- Web site: Women's Individual Stroke Play – Results . buenosaires2018.com . 15 October 2018 . 16 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181016032751/https://www.buenosaires2018.com/results/resYOG2018/pdf/YOG2018/GLF/YOG2018_GLF_C74A_GLFWSTROKE------------------------.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Youth Mixed Team Stroke Play . Golf Channel . 15 October 2018.
- Web site: Mixed Team – Results . buenosaires2018.com . 15 October 2018 . 16 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181016032839/https://www.buenosaires2018.com/results/resYOG2018/pdf/YOG2018/GLF/YOG2018_GLF_C74B_GLFXTEAM2-------------------------.pdf . dead .
