Qualification for Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was determined not by any form of qualifying tournament, but by the rankings maintained by the International Golf Federation.
Qualification was based on world ranking (Official World Golf Ranking for men, Women's World Golf Rankings for women) as of 21 June 2021 (men) or 28 June 2021 (women), with a total of 60 players qualifying in each of the men's and women's events. The 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The top 15 players of each gender qualified, with a limit of four golfers per country that could qualify this way. The remaining spots went to the highest-ranked players from countries that did not already have two golfers qualified, with a limit of two per country. The IGF guaranteed that at least one golfer qualified from the host nation and at least one from each continent (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania). The IGF posted weekly lists of qualifiers based on current rankings for men and women.[2]
Qualified players
editMen
editThe final rankings for the men's competition were released on 22 June 2021.[2][3][4][5][6]
The following men removed themselves from possible qualification (world ranking as of 21 June listed[7]):
- Dustin Johnson (2), Patrick Cantlay (7) and Brooks Koepka (8) of the United States[8][9][10]
- Sergio García (48) and Rafa Cabrera-Bello (140) of Spain[9][11]
- Adam Scott (41) of Australia[9][12]
- Bernd Wiesberger (54) of Austria[9][13]
- Danny Lee (191) of New Zealand[14]
- Louis Oosthuizen (12) of South Africa[9][15]
- Martin Kaymer (99) and Stephan Jäger (114) of Germany[9][16]
- Tyrrell Hatton (11), Matt Fitzpatrick (21) and Lee Westwood (27) of Great Britain[9][15]
- Camilo Villegas (225) of Colombia[17]
- Emiliano Grillo (74) of Argentina[18]
- Victor Perez (37) of France[19]
- Francesco Molinari (133) of Italy[20]
Additionally, the Dutch Olympic Committee did not allow Joost Luiten (177) and Wil Besseling (221) to participate since they required their participants to be ranked in the top 100 of the world ranking.[21]
Before the start of the competition, Bryson DeChambeau (6) tested positive for COVID-19 and was replaced on the US team by Patrick Reed.[22] Jon Rahm (1) also withdrew following a positive test and was replaced by Jorge Campillo.[23]
Women
editThe final rankings for the women's competition were released on 29 June 2021.[2][24][25][26]
The following women removed themselves from possible qualification (world ranking as of 28 June listed):
- Charley Hull (ranked 41) and Georgia Hall (51) of Great Britain[28][29]
- Lee-Anne Pace (209) of South Africa[30][29]
- Morgane Métraux (353) of Switzerland[31]
- Ashleigh Buhai (86) of South Africa[32][33][34][29]
- Marianne Skarpnord (265) of Norway[29]
Two weeks before the competition, Paula Reto (420) of South Africa tested positive for COVID-19 and withdrew. She was replaced in the field by India's Diksha Dagar. Reto subsequently tested negative multiple times and could have played but for her prompt withdrawal in order to allow maximum time for a replacement to prepare.[35]
Qualification summary
editThe following summarized the NOC's qualified for the Olympic golf tournament with the amount of golfers qualified per country.
| NOC | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
1 | 1 | |
 Australia |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Austria |
2 | 1 | 3 |
 Belgium |
2 | 1 | 3 |
 Canada |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Chile |
2 | 2 | |
 China |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Colombia |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Czech Republic |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Denmark |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Ecuador |
1 | 1 | |
 Finland |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 France |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Germany |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Great Britain |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Hong Kong |
1 | 1 | |
 India |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Ireland |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Italy |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Japan |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Malaysia |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Mexico |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Morocco |
1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands |
1 | 1 | |
 New Zealand |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Norway |
2 | 1 | 3 |
 Paraguay |
1 | 1 | |
 Philippines |
1 | 2 | 3 |
 Poland |
1 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Slovakia |
1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia |
1 | 1 | |
 South Africa |
2 | 2 | |
 South Korea |
2 | 4 | 6 |
 Spain |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Sweden |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Switzerland |
2 | 2 | |
 Chinese Taipei |
1 | 2 | 3 |
 Thailand |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 United States |
4 | 4 | 8 |
 Venezuela |
1 | 1 | |
 Zimbabwe |
1 | 1 | |
| Total: 42 NOCs | 60 | 60 | 120 |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". IOC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Golf Rankings". IGF. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Olympic Golf Ranking Men's Competition" (PDF). IGF. 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Golf Ranking Men's Competition" (PDF). IGF. 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Golf Ranking Men's Competition" (PDF). IGF. 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Golf Ranking Men's Competition" (PDF). IGF. 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Week 25, 20th June 2021". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ Beall, Joel (13 March 2021). "Dustin Johnson to skip 2021 Summer Olympics". Golf Digest.
- ^ a b c d e f g "U.S. Open runner-up Louis Oosthuizen among withdrawals from 60-man Olympics field". ESPN. Associated Press. 22 June 2021.
- ^ Hoggard, Rex (28 July 2021). "For some golfers, the Olympics aren't a needle mover; for others it may define a career". Golf Channel. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Sergio García y Rafa Cabrera renuncian a los Juegos de Tokio". Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2021.
- ^ Beall, Joel (22 April 2021). "Adam Scott opts out of 2021 Summer Olympics". Golf Digest.
- ^ "Wiesberger lässt Olympische Spiele aus". sport.ORF.at (in German). 15 March 2021.
- ^ Quigley, Ryan (3 May 2021). "New Zealand golfer Danny Lee opts out of Tokyo Olympics". NBC.
- ^ a b Romine, Brentley (22 June 2021). "New Olympic WDs: Sergio Garcia, Tyrrell Hatton and Louis Oosthuizen". Golf Channel.
- ^ Caspers, Alexandra (22 June 2021). "Martin Kaymer sagt Olympia ab". Golf Post (in German).
- ^ "Juan Sebastián Muñoz clasificó para Tokyo 2020, Villegas renunció al cupo". www.publimetro.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Emiliano Grillo se bajó de los Juegos Olímpicos: "Es una decisión absolutamente personal"". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Victor Perez renonce aux Jeux Olympiques de Tokyo". L'Équipe (in French). 25 June 2021.
- ^ Beall, Joel (18 July 2021). "Injury forces Francesco Molinari to withdraw from Olympics". Golf Digest. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ Beall, Joel (22 June 2021). "Wave of big names pass on Olympics, while one country prohibits players from Summer Games due to odd rule". Golf Digest.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Bryson DeChambeau ruled out after testing positive for Covid-19". BBC Sport. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm out of golf after testing positive for Covid-19". BBC Sport. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Golf Ranking Women's Competition" (PDF). IGF. 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Golf Ranking Women's Competition" (PDF). IGF. 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Golf Ranking Women's Competition" (PDF). IGF. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Anne van Dam toch naar Tokio" [Anne van Dam still going to Tokyo]. Golfers Magazine (in Dutch). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Field finalized for Tokyo Olympics women's golf competition; Charley Hull, Georgia Hall opt out for Great Britain". Golfweek. 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Events". Rolex Rankings. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Korda sisters leading four Americans to Olympics; South Korea also gets maximum four bids". ESPN. 29 June 2021.
- ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (7 July 2021). "Switzerland's Morgane Metraux chose a childhood dream to play the Evian over the Olympics". Yahoo!. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "SA's Buhai withdraws from the Olympics". OFM. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Team Buhai Triumph In Playoff As Lee Wins Individual Event In Stotgrande". Ladies European Tour. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Team Buhai wins Aramco Team Series — Sotogrande play-off as US star Alison Lee strolls to five-shot solo triumph". Arab News. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Herrington, Ryan (1 August 2021). "Paula Reto was knocked out of the Olympics by an apparent false positive COVID test". Golf Digest. Retrieved 23 August 2021.