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Olympic Golf Course
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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,[1][2] within the Marapendi Natural Reserve in the Barra da Tijuca zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
![]() The golf course as of December 2015 | |
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Coordinates | 23.005°S 43.403°W / -23.005; -43.403 |
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.
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Golf returned to the Olympics in 2016 after more than a century, last played in 1904,[3] 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.[1] The golf course has become a host to junior golf tournaments and introductory days to novice golfers.[4][5]
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