Golf competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 16 to 19 at the Angus Glen Golf Club in Markham.[1] A total three golf events were held: a singles event for men and women, along with a mixed team event.[2] Golf made its debut at the Pan American Games, after the sport was added to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3]
| Golf at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 Golf pictogram for the games | |
| Venue | Angus Glen Golf Club |
| Dates | July 16–19 |
| No. of events | 3 (1 men, 1 women, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 63 from 20 nations |
«Debut 2019» | |
Colombia swept all three gold medals.[4]
Venue edit
The competitions took place at the Angus Glen Golf Club's south course located in the city of Markham, about 35 kilometres from the athletes village. The course had a capacity of 2,000 people.[5]
Competition schedule edit
The following is the competition schedule for the golf competitions:[6]
| R1 | Round 1 | R2 | Round 2 | R3 | Round 3 | R4 | Round 4/Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
| Women's individual | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
| Mixed team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Colombia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  United States | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Argentina | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual |
Marcelo Rozo Colombia
|
Tomás Cocha Argentina
|
Felipe Aguilar Chile
|
| Women's individual |
Mariajo Uribe Colombia
|
Andrea Lee United States
|
Julieta Granada Paraguay
|
| Mixed team |
Colombia Mateo Gómez Paola Moreno Marcelo Rozo Mariajo Uribe |
United States Kristen Gillman Beau Hossler Andrea Lee Lee McCoy |
Argentina Tomás Cocha Manuela Carbajo Re Delfina Acosta Alejandro Tosti |
Participating nations edit
A total of 20 countries had qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Argentina (4)
Barbados (1)
Bolivia (4)
Brazil (4)
Canada (3)
Chile (4)
Colombia (4)
Costa Rica (1)
Ecuador (4)
Guatemala (4)
Jamaica (1)
Mexico (4)
Paraguay (3)
Peru (4)
Puerto Rico (2)
Trinidad and Tobago (4)
United States (4)
Uruguay (3)
Venezuela (4)
Virgin Islands (1)
Qualification edit
A total of 64 athletes (32 men and 32 women) qualified to compete at the games. A nation could enter a maximum of two golfers per gender. As host nation, Canada automatically qualified a full team of four golfers. All other athletes qualified through the Official World Golf Ranking and Women's World Golf Rankings (and if necessary) the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 28, 2015 and April 30, 2015, respectively. All nations qualifying in the men's and women's singles events also qualified for the mixed team event.[7]
Brooke Henderson, one of Canada's women entries, withdrew several weeks prior to the Games and was not replaced,[8] leaving 31 women and 63 total competitors.
Of the 32 men entered, five were professionals: Tommy Cocha (Argentina), Adilson da Silva (Brazil), Felipe Aguilar and Mark Tullo (Chile), Marcelo Rozo (Colombia). For the women, six were professionals: Lorie Kane (Canada), Mariajo Uribe and Paola Moreno (Colombia), Margarita Ramos (Mexico), Julieta Granada (Paraguay), Veronica Felibert (Venezuela).
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. August 18, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "Golf". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ Degun, Tom (February 13, 2013). "Golf to make Pan Am Games debut at Toronto 2015 as 36 sports confirmed on programme". insidethegames.biz. Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ Thompson, Robert (20 July 2015). "Colombia sweeps golf's reintroduction at Pan Am Games". Global News. Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Angus Glen Golf Club". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Archived from the original on August 27, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. April 20, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 20, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ "Sport Technical Manual Golf". scribd.com. TO2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ Zelkovich, Chris (July 10, 2015). "Brooke Henderson's withdrawal puts Lorie Kane in Pan Am Games golf spotlight". Yahoo Sports Canada.