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competitions at the

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was held from July 16 to 19 at the

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. A total three golf events were held: a singles event for men and women, along with a mixed team event. Golf made its debut at the

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, after the sport was added to the

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. Colombia swept all three gold medals.

Venue

The competitions took place at the

's south course located in the city of

, about 35 kilometres from the

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. The course had a capacity of 2,000 people.

Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the golf competitions:

Medal table

Medalists

Participating nations

A total of 20 countries had qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Qualification

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

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and

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(and if necessary) the

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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.

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, one of Canada's women entries, withdrew several weeks prior to the Games and was not replaced, leaving 31 women and 63 total competitors. Of the 32 men entered, five were professionals:

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(Argentina),

Adilson da Silva Adilson José da Silva (born 24 January 1972) is a Brazilian professional golfer. He currently plays on the European Senior Tour and the Sunshine Tour, where he has won twelve times. Career Da Silva was born in Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil but late ...

(Brazil),

Felipe Aguilar Felipe Andrés Aguilar Schuller (born November 7, 1974) is a Chilean professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. Career In 2006 he became the second Chilean, after Roy Mackenzie to earn full membership to the European Tour but failed to ...

and

Mark Tullo Mark Tullo (born 9 February 1978) is a Chilean professional golfer. Tullo was born in Santiago. He attended North Carolina State University in the United States on a golf scholarship, graduating with a degree in Business Management, and turned pr ...

(Chile),

Marcelo Rozo Marcelo Rozo (born 6 September 1989) is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on Korn Ferry Tour. Professional career Rozo turned professional in 2012. He became a full-time member of PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2013 and won his first title o ...

(Colombia). For the women, six were professionals:

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(Canada),

Mariajo Uribe María José Uribe Durán (known more commonly as Mariajo Uribe; born 27 February 1990) is a professional golfer from Colombia, currently playing on the LPGA Tour. Amateur career Uribe was born in Girón, Santander. At age 17, she won the 20 ...

and

Paola Moreno Paola Moreno Perez (born 22 August 1985) is a Colombian professional golfer. Amateur career Moreno played college golf at the University of Southern California where she was on the 2008 NCAA Division I Championship team. She was a two-time All ...

(Colombia), Margarita Ramos (Mexico),

Julieta Granada Julieta Granada (born 17 November 1986) is a Paraguayan professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. Amateur career Born in Asunción, Paraguay, Granada moved to the United States with her mother at the age of 1 ...

(Paraguay), Veronica Felibert (Venezuela).

References

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