Riviera Country Club will host the first mixed-team golf event in Olympic history in 2028.
The International Golf Federation announced on Tuesday that the International Olympic Committee has approved the addition of the event for the Los Angeles Summer Games in 2028.
“We’re absolutely thrilled to see a Mixed-Team Event added to the program for Los Angeles 2028,” said IGF Executive Director Antony Scanlon. “Golf was incredibly successful at Paris 2024, and as we continue building on the momentum from Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, we’re excited to bring even more attention to our sport through this additional format. The athletes were very enthusiastic about their desire to play with their compatriots, and we look forward to watching them compete together in Los Angeles.”
The mixed-team event will be contested over 36 holes – 18 holes of foursomes (alternate shot) for the first round, followed by 18 holes of four-ball (best ball) for the final round.
Each country will have one team that includes a male and female golfer selected by the teams and participating in the men’s and women’s Olympic golf competitions. The mixed-team event will occur after the men’s individual competition and before the women’s individual competition, each of which is four rounds.
The first Olympic golf team event was held in 1904 at Glen Echo Country Club in St. Louis. Three U.S. teams won the gold, silver and bronze medals.
Golf is one of six sports – joining archery, athletics (4x100m mixed relay), gymnastics, rowing coastal beach sprint and table tennis – to add a mixed-gender competition for the 2028 games.
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