Men’s Golf Competition - Records
Lowest 18-Hole Score:
Score
Athlete
Country
Round
Year
61
Rory Sabbatini
SVK
R4
2020
62
Scottie Scheffler
USA
R4
2024
62
Nicolai Højgaard
DEN
R3
2024
63
Victor Perez
FRA
R4
2024
63
Thomas Detry
BEL
R2
2024
63
Hideki Matsuyama
JPN
R1
2024
63
Sepp Straka
AST
R1
2020
63
Xander Schauffele
USA
R2
2020
63
Sungjae Im
KOR
R3
2020
63
C.T. Pan
TPE
R4
2020
63
Collin Morikawa
USA
R4
2020
63
Marcus Fraser
AUS
R1
2016
63
Matt Kuchar
USA
R4
2016
Lowest 36-Hole Score:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
131
Xander Schauffele
USA
2024
131
Hideki Matsuyama
JPN
2024
131
Tommy Fleetwood
GBR
2024
131
Xander Schauffele
USA
2020
Lowest 54-Hole Score:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
199
Jon Rahm
ESP
2024
199
Xander Schauffele
USA
2024
199
Xander Schauffele
USA
2020
200
Hideki Matsuyama
JPN
2020
201
Justin Rose
GBR
2016
201
Paul Casey
GBR
2020
201
Carlos Ortiz
MEX
2020
Lowest Winning Score:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
265
Scottie Scheffler
USA
2024
Highest Winning Score:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
268
Justin Rose
GBR
2016
Lowest First-Round Score:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
63
Hideki Matsuyama
JPN
2024
63
Sepp Straka
AUT
2020
63
Marcus Fraser
AUS
2016
Lowest Second-Round Score:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
63
Thomas Detry
BEL
2024
63
Xander Schauffele
USA
2020
64
Hideki Matsuyama
JPN
2020
Lowest Third-Round Score:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
62
Nicolai Højgaard
DEN
2024
63
Sungjae Im
KOR
2020
Lowest Final-Round Score:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
61
Rory Sabbatini
SVK
2020
62
Scottie Scheffler
USA
2024
63
C.T. Pan
TPE
2020
63
Collin Morikawa
USA
2020
63
Matt Kuchar
USA
2016
Low Finish by Winner:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
62
Scottie Scheffler
USA
2024
Low Start by Winner:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
67
Scottie Scheffler
USA
2024
67
Justin Rose
GBR
2016
High Start by Winner:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
68
Xander Schauffele
USA
2020
High Finish by Winner:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
67
Xander Schauffele
USA
2020
67
Justin Rose
GBR
2016
Largest 18-Hole Lead:
Lead
Athlete
Country
Year
3 strokes
Marcus Fraser
AUS
2016
Largest 36-Hole Lead:
Lead
Athlete
Country
Year
1 stroke
Xander Schauffele
USA
2020
1 stroke
Marcus Fraser
AUS
2016
Largest 54-Hole Lead:
Lead
Athlete
Country
Year
1 stroke
Xander Schauffele
USA
2020
1 stroke
Justin Rose
GBR
2016
Largest Margin of Victory:
Lead
Athlete
Country
Year
2 strokes
Justin Rose
GBR
2016
Playoffs (1):
2020 for BRONZE MEDAL:
- C.T. Pan (TPE) won seven-man sudden-death playoff, defeating Collin Morikawa (USA) with a par-4 at the fourth extra hole (No. 18).
- Paul Casey (GBR) and Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) were eliminated at first extra hole with bogey-5s (No. 18).
- All remaining players made par-3s at second extra hole (No. 10).
- Rory McIlroy (IRL) and Mito Pereira (CHI) were eliminated at third extra hole with par-4s (No. 11). Sebastian Munoz (COL) was also eliminated at the third extra hole with a bogey-5 (No. 11).
Biggest Final-Round Comeback to Win:
Lead
Athlete
Country
Year
4 strokes
Scottie Scheffler
USA
2024
Holes in One:
Athlete
Country
Hole
Round
Year
Justin Rose
GBR
No. 4
R1
2016
Jaco Van Zyl
SAF
No. 8
R3
2016
Albatrosses:
Athlete
Country
Hole
Round
Year
-
-
-
-
-
Suspensions of play:
- 2020: Thursday: Due to lightning, the first round was suspended at 1:55 p.m. and resumed at 4:14 p.m., a delay of 2 hours, 19 minutes.
- 2020: Friday: Due to lightning, the second round was suspended at 11:57 a.m. and resumed at 2:21 p.m., a delay of 2 hours, 24 minutes. Another thunderstorm forced the second round to be suspended for the day at 5:20 p.m. with 16 players left to complete round two. Round two resumed at 7:45 a.m. Saturday and was completed at 8:41 a.m. Round three began at 9:30 off Nos. 1 and 10 tees.
- 2024: Thursday: Due to lightning, the first round was suspended at 4:26 p.m. and resumed at 5:05 p.m., a delay of 39 minutes. Play was interrupted again at 17:26 due to lightning in the area and resumed at 18:30, a delay of 1 hour and 4 minutes.
Leader(s) by round:
Year
R1
R2
R3
R4
2016
Marcus Fraser (AUS)
63 (-8/+3)
Marcus Fraser (AUS)
132 (-10/+1)
Justin Rose (GBR)
201 (-12/+1)
Justin Rose
268 (-16/+2)
2020
Sepp Straka (AUT)
63 (-8/+1)
Xander Schauffele (USA)
131 (-11/+1)
Xander Schauffele (USA)
199 (-14/+1)
Xander Schauffele
266 (-18/+1)
2024
Hideki Matsuyama (JPN)
63 (-8/+2)
Xander Schauffele (USA)
Hideki Matsuyama (JPN)
Tommy Fleetwood (GBR)
131 (-11)
Xander Schauffele (USA)
Jon Rahm (ESP)
199 (-14)
Scottie Scheffler
265 (-19/+1)
Gold medalist position after each round:
Year
Champions
R1
R2
R3
R4
2016
Justin Rose (GBR)
T4 (-4)
T4 (-6)
1st (-12)
1st (-16)
2020
Xander Schauffele (USA)
T12 (-3)
1st (-11)
1st (-14)
1st (-18)
2024
Scottie Scheffler (USA)
T6 (-4)
T10 (-6)
T6 (-10)
1st (-19)
Medalists by Olympic Golf Ranking:
Year
Gold Medal Winner
Gold Medal Winner Olympic Rank
Silver Medal Winner
Silver Medal Winner Olympic Rank
Bronze Medal Winner
Bronze Medal Winner Olympic Rank
2016
Justin Rose
5
Henrik Stenson
2
Matt Kuchar
8
2020
Xander Schauffele
3
Rory Sabbatini
39
C.T. Pan
43
2024
Scottie Scheffler
1
Tommy Fleetwood
10
Hideki Matsuyama
9
Lowest position through three rounds for eventual medalist:
Athlete
Position
Year
Medal
Rory Sabbatini
T17
2020
Silver
C.T. Pan
T17
2020
Bronze
Miscellaneous:
Date
Winner
Score
Medals
Score
Course
Location
Par/Yardage
8/14/16
Justin Rose (GBR)
268 (-16)
Henrik Stenson (SWE)
Matt Kuchar (USA)
270 (-14)
271 (-13)
Olympic Golf Course
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
71/7,128
8/1/21
Xander Schauffele (USA)
266 (-18)
Rory Sabbatini (SVK)
*C.T. Pan (TPE)
267 (-17)
269 (-15)
Kasumigaseki Country Club (East Course)
Tokyo, Japan
71/7,447
8/4/24
Scottie Scheffler (USA)
265 (-19)
Tommy Fleetwood (GBR)
Hideki Matsuyama (JPN)
266 (-18)
267 (-17)
Le Golf National
Paris, France
71/7,174
*Won seven-man playoff for Bronze medal
Most Countries Represented:
Year
Countries Represented
2021
36
2016
34
2024
32
Oldest to medal:
Athlete
Year
Medal
Age
Rory Sabbatini
2021
Silver
45 years, 3 months, 30 days
Youngest to medal:
Athlete
Year
Medal
Age
Xander Schauffele
2021
Gold
27 years, 9 months, 7 days
Other Records / Notes:
- 2016 – 44-year-old Brazilian, Adilson da Silva, had the honor of striking the first Olympic golf shot in the modern era.
- 2016 – Justin Rose recorded the first hole-in-one of the new Olympic era, holing a 7-iron from 189 yards at the fourth hole.
- *2020 – 2020 Tokyo Olympics were postponed due to worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and held without spectators in 2021.
- 2020 – Jon Rahm (ESP), World No. 1 at the qualifying deadline, and Bryson DeChambeau (USA) – were forced to withdraw following positive tests for Covid-19. They were replaced by Jorge Campillo (ESP) and Patrick Reed (USA), respectively.
- 2020 – 25-year-old Rikuya Hoshino from Japan hit the first tee shot at the Tokyo Olympic Men’s Golf Competition
- 2024 – Victor Perez from France hit the opening tee shot at the 2024 men’s Olympic golf competition in Paris