Olympic Golf Course
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 as of December 2015 | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 23.005°S 43.403°W |
| Location | Reserva de Marapendi, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Established | 2016 |
| Type | Public (Post-Olympics) |
| Owned by | City of Rio de Janeiro |
| Operated by | Rio de Janeiro Olympics Organizing Committee |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | 2016 Summer Olympic Golf Tournaments |
| Website | Rio 2016 Olympic venues |
| Designed by | Gil Hanse |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | Men: 6,525 m (7,128 yd) Women: 5,711 m (6,245 yd) |
| Course record | Men: 63 Marcus Fraser, Matt Kuchar (2016) Women: 62 Maria Verchenova (2016) |
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 Rua Arquitetos.
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.
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