To discover when golf appeared on the programme of the Olympic Games and at which edition of the Games it was present or absent.

To discover when golf appeared on the programme of the Olympic Games and at which edition of the Games it was present or absent.

New Zealand’s Lydia Ko is utterly focused on turning her Rio 2016 silver into a gold in Tokyo next year, but for the golfing superstar the Olympic Games are about far more than just winning, and it is the prospect of experiencing that unique vibe once more which is making her smile. 

Between 31 July and 7 August 1932, multi-talented champion Mildred “Babe” Didrikson won three medals and set three records at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles: gold in the javelin throw and the 80m hurdles, and silver in the high jump despite having tied for first place with a leap of 1.65m, after being deemed to have used an invalid technique. This unprecedented Olympic medal haul has never been repeated, and Didrikson’s performances at the Games preceded an extraordinary amateur then professional golf career.

It may have been 2.08 a.m. in the Republic of Korea when Inbee Park holed out on the 18th at Rio 2016 to win Olympic gold, but no one was sleeping back home. Three national TV networks were carrying live coverage and, from schoolchildren to grandparents, a nation was transfixed.

Highlights from Day 3 at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games with action from both the Men's and Women's Golf events.

Highlights from Day 9 at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games with action from the second round of the Mixed teams Golf event.

Highlights of the Golf - Individual Men on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Golf Course on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Highlights of the Golf - Individual Women on Day 15 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Olympic Golf Course on August 20, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.