Olympic format like most other golf tournaments

The format for the men’s and women’s golf events at the Olympic Games in Brazil will be like most golf tournaments.
Both events will be strokeplay contests over four rounds. The winner will receive the gold medal with the silver and bronze medals going to the second and third players. If there is a tie for any of the medals there will be a three-hole playoff.
The men’s competition will be first. It will be held on August 11-14 while the women’s competition is three days later on August 17-20. There will be a maximum of 60 players in each event from a total of 41 countries.
Both tournaments will be held at a new course in the Barra di Tijuca area of Rio de Janeiro.
New Zealand has two male and one female representatives. They are Danny Lee and Ryan Fox and the world’s No 1 woman player Lydia Ko.
Ko has made it clear the Olympics is her pinnacle event of 2016.
“I’m super excited to represent New Zealand, to be able to see the village, the food court and just everything — it’s going to be so cool,” Ko said.
Lee has been climbing the world rankings over the past two years which put him in a great position leading into Olympic qualification. Lee is ranked 12th in the Olympic field and has a great chance to step foot on the podium.
“It’s going to be awesome and I’m sure I will make everyone proud,’’ Lee said.
“It’s going to be an honour to represent my country”.
Fox was just happy to make the team after a tussle with Michael Hendry to gain the second spot for New Zealand.
“Obviously it’s a pinnacle sporting event and I can say I’m the third generation of my family to represent New Zealand in three different sports, so it’s a pretty cool thing to be able to do,” said Fox.
One player to miss selection was Cathryn Bristow. She was nominated for selection by New Zealand Golf but was not selected by the New Zealand Olympic Committee based on not being able to demonstrate the ability to finish inside the top 16 in Rio. Bristow’s world ranking was 447.