Augusta, GA. (AP) – Mixed teams come to golf course at the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
The International Olympic Committee made him official on Wednesday when he published the official program for the 2028 games, in which female athletes should have a slight majority for the first time.
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Golf is not returned to the Olympic program At the Janeiro 2016 Rio Games After an absence of 112 years, and he awarded medals to a single competition – 72 holes of stroke – for men and women.
The International Golf Federation had lobby for a mixed team competition for several years without taking too much time in golf times during various tours.
To determine the number of teams will compete and the qualification process.
“The International Golf Federation is delighted with the CIO executive board to approve the addition of a mixed team event on the Olympic golf program,” IGF said in a statement. He said more details would be published next week.
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The IOC had an online board of directors on Wednesday which was co -chaired in Lausanne, Switzerland, for the first time by Kirsty Coventry since she was elected president of the IOC last month. She took over in June for Thomas Bach and will be the first woman president of the IOC in 131 years of history.
The male competition would begin on Wednesday – a day earlier than before – and ended on Saturday. The mixed teams will be held on Sunday and Monday, with Foursomes (alternative shooting) used for a lap and four balls (best ball) the other.
Tuesday would be a day of training for women, and their competition would start from Wednesday to Saturday, one day before the end of summer matches.
The golf competition is planned for Riviera Country Club, a venerated stop of the PGA Tour which welcomed major championships. Riviera must accommodate the US Women’s Open for the first time in 2026, and the US Open returned in 2031.
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A mixed team event would only require two more days for players who qualify for the Olympic Games. It is unlikely that one of the best players will participate the following week in a regular event of PGA Tour or LPGA Tour.
Scottie Scheffler won the male gold medal at the Paris 2024 Games by closing with a 62 in the National Golf. Lydia Ko won female gold in Paris – she won silver in Rio and bronze in Tokyo in 2021 – which also gave her points required for the LPGA renowned temple.
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