Golf at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 19 August to 26 August at the Zhongshan International Golf Club in Nanjing, China. This marked the debut of golf at the Youth Olympics as it was voted an Olympic sport for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Qualification Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) entered a maximum of 2 athletes, 1 male and 1 female. As hosts, China was initially given the maximum quota, but only selected a male athlete and a further 10 athletes were to be decided by the Tripartite Commission, but only seven were used, the rest were reallocated. 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 8 June 2014. The 26 NOCs with the lowest combined rankings qualified.
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1998. Furthermore, all athletes must be amateur golfers who hold a recognised handicap index not exceeding 6.4.
Event Date Total places Qualified boysQualified girlsHost nation – 1/0 Combined World Amateur Golf Rankings 8 June 2014 26 Tripartite invitation – 4/3 Reallocation – 1/3 Total 32
Schedule
The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.
All times are CST (UTC+8) Event date Event day Starting time Event details 19 August Tuesday 08:30 Boys' Individual: 1st Round Girls' Individual: 1st Round 20 August Wednesday 08:30 Boys' Individual: 2nd Round Girls' Individual: 2nd Round 21 August Thursday 08:30 Boys' Individual: Final Round Girls' Individual: Final Round 24 August Sunday 08:30 Mixed Team: Foursome 25 August Monday 08:30 Mixed Team: Fourball 26 August Tuesday 08:30 Mixed Team: Individual Stroke Play
Medal summary Medal table
Events Boys' individual Girls' individual Mixed team Marcus KinhultLinnea Ström Lee So-youngYoum Eun-ho Renato ParatoreVirginia Elena Carta
References
External links Official Results Book – Golf