Golf was an official sport in the Summer Olympics in Paris in 1900 and then again in St. Louis in 1904 Games.
Then the sport took a 112-year Olympic hiatus, finally returning to Rio in 2016 when Brazil was the host nation.
The men’s competition, held July 29-Aug. 1 at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Japan, was won by American Xander Schauffele. Slovakia’s Rory Sabbatini won silver after posting an Olympic record 61 in the final round. Chinese Taipei’s C.T. Pan won bronze.
The women’s competition is Aug. 4-7 at the same locale.
Check out some photos from the men’s competition.
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Silver medalist Rory Sabbatini of Slovakia, gold medalist Xander Schauffele of the United States and bronze…
Silver medalist Rory Sabbatini of Slovakia, gold medalist Xander Schauffele of the United States and bronze medalist C.T. Pan of Chinese Taipei stand on the podium during the medal ceremony after the men's competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe on August 1, 2021. Photo by Kazuhiro Nogei/AFP via Getty Images
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Xander Schauffele of the United States holds his gold medal after the men's golf competition at…
Xander Schauffele of the United States holds his gold medal after the men's golf competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe on August 1, 2021. Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images
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Gold medalist Xander Schauffele of the United States stands on the podium at the medal ceremony…
Gold medalist Xander Schauffele of the United States stands on the podium at the medal ceremony of the men's competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe on August 1, 2021. Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images
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Gold medalist Xander Schauffele of the United States stands on the podium at the medal ceremony…
Gold medalist Xander Schauffele of the United States stands on the podium at the medal ceremony of the men's competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe on August 1, 2021. Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images
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The shoes and socks worn by caddie John McLaren at the final round of the men's…
The shoes and socks worn by caddie John McLaren at the final round of the men's competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club on August 01, 2021 in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan. Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
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Collin Morikawa of the United States tees off on the first hole during the final round…
Collin Morikawa of the United States tees off on the first hole during the final round of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Photo by Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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Xander Schauffele of the United States during the final round of the men's competition at the…
Xander Schauffele of the United States during the final round of the men's competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Photo by Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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Paul Casey of Great Britain plays his shot from the first tee during the third round…
Paul Casey of Great Britain plays his shot from the first tee during the third round of the Men's Individual Stroke Play on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club on July 31, 2021 in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan. Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
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Xander Shauffele of the United States chips onto the 7th green during the third round of…
Xander Shauffele of the United States chips onto the 7th green during the third round of the men's golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Kawagoe, Japan. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Carlos Ortiz of Mexico watches his drive from the 8th tee in round 3 of the…
Carlos Ortiz of Mexico watches his drive from the 8th tee in round 3 of the mens golf individual stroke play during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe on July 31, 2021. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Carlos Ortiz of Mexico hits on the third hole during round three of the men's individual…
Carlos Ortiz of Mexico hits on the third hole during round three of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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Carlos Ortiz of Mexico lines up a putt on the first green during the third round…
Carlos Ortiz of Mexico lines up a putt on the first green during the third round of the Men's Individual Stroke Play on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club on July 31, 2021 in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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Xander Schauffele of the U.S. walks on the fourth hole during round three of the men's…
Xander Schauffele of the U.S. walks on the fourth hole during round three of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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Paul Casey of Great Britain speaks with his caddie on the second hole during the third…
Paul Casey of Great Britain speaks with his caddie on the second hole during the third round of the men's golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Kawagoe, Japan. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Tommy Fleetwood of Great Britain plays his shot from the ninth tee during the third round…
Tommy Fleetwood of Great Britain plays his shot from the ninth tee during the third round of the Men's Individual Stroke Play on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club on July 31, 2021 in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
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Paul Casey of Great Britain plays his shot from the fifth tee during the third round…
Paul Casey of Great Britain plays his shot from the fifth tee during the third round of the Men's Individual Stroke Play on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club on July 31, 2021 in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan. Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images
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Thomas Pieters of Belgium tees off at the 4th hole in round 2 of the mens…
Thomas Pieters of Belgium tees off at the 4th hole in round 2 of the mens golf individual stroke play during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe on July 30, 2021. Photo by Yoshi Iwamoto/AFP via Getty Images
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Mito Pereira of Chile plays a shot on the 3rd hole in round 2 of the…
Mito Pereira of Chile plays a shot on the 3rd hole in round 2 of the mens competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan on July 30, 2021. Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI/AFP via Getty Images
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Mito Pereira plays an approach shot on the 12th hole during the second round of the…
Mito Pereira plays an approach shot on the 12th hole during the second round of the men's competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. (Photo: Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
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Thomas Pieters of Belgium in action during round 2 of the men's Golf Individual Stroke Play…
Thomas Pieters of Belgium in action during round 2 of the men's Golf Individual Stroke Play on the eighth day of the 'Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games' in Tokyo, Japan on Friday 30 July 2021. Photo by Dirk Waem/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images
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Sungjae Im (KOR) and Rory McIlroy (IRL) walk to the third tee before putting during round…
Sungjae Im (KOR) and Rory McIlroy (IRL) walk to the third tee before putting during round two of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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Cameron Smith (AUS) reacts after teeing off on the third hole during round two of the…
Cameron Smith (AUS) reacts after teeing off on the third hole during round two of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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Sepp Straka (AUT) wipes his face on the third hole during round two of the men's…
Sepp Straka (AUT) wipes his face on the third hole during round two of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) tees off on the fifth hole during round two of the men's individual…
Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) tees off on the fifth hole during round two of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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Viktor Hovland (NOR) prepares to putt on the eighth hole during round two of the men's…
Viktor Hovland (NOR) prepares to putt on the eighth hole during round two of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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Collin Morikawa (USA) and Rory McIlroy (IRL) stand on the eighth green during round two of…
Collin Morikawa (USA) and Rory McIlroy (IRL) stand on the eighth green during round two of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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Christiaan Bezuidenhout (RSA) hits on the third hole during round two of the men's individual stroke…
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (RSA) hits on the third hole during round two of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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Rory McIlroy (IRL) tees off on the third hole during round two of the men's individual…
Rory McIlroy (IRL) tees off on the third hole during round two of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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A player is taken to the clubhouse on a golf cart after play is suspended due…
A player is taken to the clubhouse on a golf cart after play is suspended due to dangerous weather during round one of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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Jul 29, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Justin Thomas (USA) and Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) on the putting green…
Jul 29, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Justin Thomas (USA) and Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) on the putting green before round one of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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View of the flag on the pin in the eighth hole during round one of the…
View of the flag on the pin in the eighth hole during round one of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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A view as Xander Schauffele (USA) walks on the third hole during round one of the…
A view as Xander Schauffele (USA) walks on the third hole during round one of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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A close up of the shoes and putter of Justin Thomas (USA) on the fourth green…
A close up of the shoes and putter of Justin Thomas (USA) on the fourth green during round one of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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Sepp Straka tees off on the first hole during round one of the men's individual stroke…
Sepp Straka tees off on the first hole during round one of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club on July 29, 2021. Photo by Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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Sungjae Im (KOR) tees off on the fifth hole during round one of the men's individual…
Sungjae Im (KOR) tees off on the fifth hole during round one of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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Patrick Reed (USA) tees off on the fifth hole during round one of the men's individual…
Patrick Reed (USA) tees off on the fifth hole during round one of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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Rory McIlroy (IRL) tees off on the fifth hole during round one of the men's individual…
Rory McIlroy (IRL) tees off on the fifth hole during round one of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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Jazz Janewattananond (THA) tees off on the fifth hole during round one of the men's individual…
Jazz Janewattananond (THA) tees off on the fifth hole during round one of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) watches his shot on the fourth hole during round one of the men's…
Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) watches his shot on the fourth hole during round one of the men's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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The Kasumigaseki Country Club ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 24, 2021 in Tokyo,…
The Kasumigaseki Country Club ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 24, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
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Kasumigaseki Country Club ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.…
Kasumigaseki Country Club ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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Team Japan poses for a portrait at Kasumigaseki Country Club ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games…
Team Japan poses for a portrait at Kasumigaseki Country Club ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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Paul Casey of Team Great Brittain practices at Kasumigaseki Country Club ahead of the Tokyo Olympic…
Paul Casey of Team Great Brittain practices at Kasumigaseki Country Club ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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Hideki Matsuyama of Team Japan plays during a practice round at Kasumigaseki Country Club ahead of…
Hideki Matsuyama of Team Japan plays during a practice round at Kasumigaseki Country Club ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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A view of the third hole during a practice round at Kasumigaseki Country Club ahead of…
A view of the third hole during a practice round at Kasumigaseki Country Club ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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The Kasumigaseki Country Club, host site of the Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan. Photo by Mike…
The Kasumigaseki Country Club, host site of the Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan. Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
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A golf ball at Kasumigaseki Country Club, host course for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Photo by…
A golf ball at Kasumigaseki Country Club, host course for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
