golf It's a sport with a very complicated history. The exact origins of golf are not known with certainty, but the most widely accepted theory is that Originated in Scotland In the early Middle Ages.
However, there are records Games similar to Dutch and French golf Already in the 13th century.
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Despite this great tradition, golf does not have a very long tradition. Olympic sports. In fact, it was rarely featured at events. And there's even debate about whether or not it should.
Golf has become an Olympic sport
After reintroduction in Rio 2016 OlympicsAt that time, golf was accepted as an Olympic sport. Tokyo 2020 and Scheduled to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Currently, there are two divisions of his: men's golf and women's golf.
History of golf as an Olympic sport
Golf has participated in the Olympic Games intermittently. His first appearance was at the 1900 Paris Games. But then, after its appearance in 1904; It had been absent from the Olympic program for more than a century.
It came back at the Rio 2016 Games. In Rio, England Justin Rose Won the men's tournament and the Korean tournament Inbee Park We won in the women's category.
At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which was held in 2021 due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the men's gold medal was Xander Schauffele And the women's gold medal nelly kordaboth from the United States.
