Competition Information
Schedule
Format
72 holes of individual stroke play for both men and women (four rounds scheduled over four consecutive days). Scores are cumulative from round to round. The athlete with the lowest aggregate score wins. In the event of a tie for first, second or third place, a play-off or multiple play-offs shall be conducted for the purpose of determining the gold, silver and bronze medal winners.
For all rounds, the intention is to play in groups of three off the first tee. For rounds 1 and 2, groupings will be published no later than two (2) days before the start of the first event. For rounds 3 and 4, groupings will be done according to cumulative score at the end of the previous round, with the leaders teeing off last.
Rule 40
Bye-law 3 to Rule 40 of the Olympic Charter (commonly referred to in this context as “Rule 40”) states that: “Except as permitted by the IOC Executive Board, no competitor, coach, trainer or official who participates in the Olympic Games may allow his person, name, picture or sports performances to be used for advertising purposes during the Olympic Games.”
Please refer to the links below for further information:
- Rule 40 - Guidelines regarding advertising during the Games
- Use of a Participant’s image for advertising purposes during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
- Athlete’s Submission Form
Rule 50
Anti-Doping & Medical
Anti-doping
- IGF 2016 Anti-Doping Policy
- WADA 2016 Prohibited List
- Prohibited List of Substances & Methods – explanation
- Notice to Athletes about processing of personal information in ADAMS
- IGF Anti-Doping Handbook for Rio2016 Olympic Games
- IOC Anti-Doping Rules for Rio2016 Olympic Games
Whereabouts
In preparation for the Anti-Doping programme to be put in place for the Rio2016 Olympic Games, the IGF, with the support of WADA, hosted a dedicated training session to assist potential golf athletes and their representatives in understanding the practical process for the submission of athlete “whereabouts” within ADAMS. The session was hosted online as a webinar on Tuesday 9 February 2016 and the related recording, videos and supporting material may be found below.
- Full recording of Webinar including Q&A (Technical error at beginning)
- Short Videos of Athletes Whereabouts filing:
- Logging into ADAMS
- Updating Profile in ADAMS
- Creating Addresses in ADAMS
- Submitting Whereabouts
- Updating Whereabouts
- Filing Whereabouts (Full process from login to submission)
- Links to useful resources
- IGF Whereabouts Guide – Rio2016
- Whereabouts FAQ
Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE)
If you have an illness or condition that requires a medication containing a substance that is on the Prohibited List, a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) may be granted that enables you to take the medication without committing a Doping Offence.
- IGF Guide to Therapeutic Use Exemptions
- IGF Therapeutic Use Exemption Form
- IGF Automatic Recognition of TUEs
- The Risk of Using Supplements
IGF Registered Testing Pools
- IGF Registered Testing Pool – Men as of 19th July 2016
- IGF Registered Testing Pool – Women as of 19th July 2016
Zika
- IOC Statement on Zika_January 2016
- IGF Statement on Zika
- IGF Advice on vaccinations
- World Health Organisation Statement on Zika Virus, May 12, 2016
- WHO Information for travellers visiting Zika affected countries, May 31st, 2016
- IOC Health Advice relevant to the Rio2016 Olympic Games, July 11th, 2016
- WHO Statement on Zika, June 14th, 2016
- Rio2016 Update on Zika, June 2016
- IGF Update on Zika, June 14th, 2016
Additional Information
More information about the Olympic Golf competition can be found in the following documents: