GOLF

Golf consists of striking a ball into a series of holes using a selection of clubs and counting the number of strokes it takes to do so.

An official sport at the Paris 1900 and St. Louis 1904 Games, golf then vanished from the programme until it returned at Rio 2016.

There are two main tournament formats: match play, in which two golfers compete against each other hole-by-hole; and stroke play, in which the total number of shots taken is counted. Stroke play is used at the Games, with athletes playing four rounds of 18 holes over four days, giving a total of 72 holes. 60 men and 60 women participate, based on the world rankings as compiled by the International Golf Federation.

Ireland’s best known Male Golfers are Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Padraig Harrington (who represented Ireland at the Rio Olympic Games), while in the Women’s Game Stephanie Meadow and Leona Maguire lead the pack.

In Ireland, the Men’s game is administered by the Golf Union of Ireland and the Irish Ladies Golf Union.

National Federation: Golf Union of Ireland

International Federation: International Golf Federation

GOLF NEWS

Paris Scholarship Recipients in Profile

Rhasidat Adeleke (Athletics)Rhasidat (who doesn’t turn 20 until August 2022) is from Tallaght and is already blazing a trail for Irish sprinting. In 2018, aged just15, she became the European Youth (U18) 200m champion in Hungary. In 2019 she won double sprint gold at the European Youth Olympics in Baku. In July 2021 she became […]

MARATHON AND GOLF TAKE CENTRE STAGE IN TOKYO THIS MORNING WHILE COYLE ANNOUNCED AS FLAGBEARER FOR CLOSING CEREMONY

Morning report from Team Ireland on Day 15 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games All focus for Team Ireland was on the marathon and golf this morning as the women’s marathon got underway in Sapporo, while the final day of the Women’s Individual Stroke Play was held in Tokyo. With the Games now in their […]

GOLF, MODERN PENTATHLON, CYCLING AND ATHLETICS ROUND OUT BUSY DAY 13 FOR TEAM IRELAND

It was another jam-packed afternoon and evening in Tokyo for Team Ireland today, with a host of Irish athletes in action across a range of disciplines. Three-time Olympian Natalya Coyle got off to an impressive start in the Women’s Individual Fencing Round, and will now go into Day Two of her event lying in joint […]

BOYCE AND WRIGHT IMPRESS IN RACE WALK WHILE DAY OF MIXED FORTUNES FOR GOLFERS

Team Ireland’s 50km Race Walkers took to Sapporo Odori Park this morning with Brendan Boyce putting in one of the performances of his career to finish 10th in a time of 3:53:40, less than three minutes outside the medals. His Team Ireland teammate Alex Wright also impressed in 29th, his highest finish ever at a […]

SELECTED ATHLETES

Stephanie Meadow

Stephanie MeadowGOLF BIOGRAPHY Stephanie’s family moved to South Carolina when she was 13 to further her golf talent. She was the University of Alabama’s first four-time first-team All-American. She was third in the US Open on her LPGA debut in 2014, got her LPGA tour card in 2015 but also lost her father Robert that [...]

Shane Lowry

Shane LowryGOLF BIOGRAPHY Shane won the Irish Open as an amateur in 2009 and turned professional a week later. In 2015 he won the prestigious World Golf Championship (Bridgestone Invitational) and his career highlight so far was winning a Major - the 2019 British Open at Royal Portrush. He has had 17 top 10 finishes [...]

Leona Maguire

Leona MaguireGOLF BIOGRAPHY While on scholarship at Duke University in America Leona spent 135 weeks at #1 in the world amateur rankings, winning titles like the Women’s Amateur Championship, the Irish Women’s Close and a bronze medal with Ireland at the 2016 World Amateur Team Championships. Two professional wins and seventh place on the Symetra [...]

Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroyGOLF BIOGRAPHY Rory is a four-time Major champion and former World #1 who has spent over 100 weeks at the top of the global rankings. He has represented Europe, Great Britain & Ireland, and Ireland as both an amateur and a professional and will make his debut Olympic appearance in Tokyo. He has 19 [...]

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