The round of the Olympic golf games begins this Thursday with the first round of the men's competition on the East course of the Kasumigaseki Country Club. Find our two Olympic athletes, Antoine Rozner and Romain Langasque every evening at 00:30 am on France televisions.

All you need to know about the men's golf competition of the Olympic Games

Justin Rose at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games - © Wikimedia Commons - Creative Commons License

Golf is making its second consecutive appearance at the Olympics after a hiatus that lasted more than a century. In case you need to refresh your memory from Rio, here's a quick look at the format of the Olympic golf competition, which kicks off Thursday with the first round of the men's competition on the East Course of the Kasumigaseki Country Club.

Olympic Games Format

The men's and women's golf competitions will be played over 72 holes in stroke play.

Champs

The Olympic field is limited to 60 players for each of the men's and women's competitions. The IGF will use the Official Golf World Ranking to create the Olympic Golf Ranking as a method of determining eligibility. The top 15 players in the world will be eligible for the Olympics, with a limit of four players per country. Beyond the top 15, players will be eligible based on the world ranking, with a maximum of two eligible players for each country that does not already have two or more players in the top 15.

First, second and third place medals will be awarded to the top three in each competition. The ties for first, second and third place will be broken by sudden death playoffs.

If two players are tied for first place, a playoff will be organized to determine the gold and silver medals of the Olympic Games. If three or more players are tied for first place, a playoff will be organized to determine the gold, silver and bronze medals. If two or more players are tied for second place, a play-off will be held to determine the silver and bronze medals. If two or more players are tied for third place, a play-off will be organized for the bronze medal. In all cases, only one gold, one silver and one bronze medal will be awarded.

For any playoff, players will play in one or more groups at the discretion of the IGF Chief Referee.

In the event of a playoff scenario for one or all of the medals, the IGF Rules Committee will follow the sequence below:

  • A playoff: holes 18, 10, 11 will be played and this loop will be repeated for as long as needed. As the medals are determined, the game will continue to determine the remaining medals if necessary.
  • Two heats (to determine gold / silver and bronze / 4th place): The gold / silver qualifier will use the numbers 18, 10, 11 and this loop will be repeated for as long as necessary. The jump-off for bronze will use the numbers 11, 18, 10 and this loop will be repeated for as long as necessary.

Groupings and departure times

Players will be grouped into threes, with groups starting on the first tee. However, due to weather or unforeseen circumstances, players could be paired up in groups of two or three and start their rounds on numbers 1 and 10.

For men, meet on Thursday 28, Friday 29, Saturday 30 and Sunday 1 (live on France Télévisions, from 00:30 am).

For women, meet on Thursday 5, Friday 6, Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 August (live on France Télévisions, from 00:30 am).

To know more : https://olympics.com/fr/

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