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It was altogether fitting that the first Olympic champion in women's golf for over 100 years hailed from the Republic of Korea.
The country has dominated the women's game for the past decade with seven-time major winner Inbee Park taking gold at Rio 2016.
What is perhaps most striking is

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - JANUARY 16:  Inbee Park of South Korea reacts after a birdie on the 14th green during the first round of the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions at Tranquilo Golf Course at Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club Orlando on January 16, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

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Golf is one of 33 sports at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, taking place in 2021.
Who are the athletes to watch? When will the competition take place and where will it be held?
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Starting Thursday (9 December), The U.S. Women's Open is the last golf major of 2020 and takes place at Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas.
With the Evian Championship cancelled due to the Covid pandemic, the three majors so far this year have all gone to first-time winners - Germany's

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Relive the greatest Olympic Moments and watch as Park Inbee from the Republic of Korea claims the Gold in the women's golf final during the Rio Summer Olympic Games in 2016. Lydia Ko wins silver for New Zealand and Feng Shanshan takes home bronze to China

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Look back on the women's competition as golf returned to the Olympic Games at Rio 2016, with Inbee Park winning gold.

Rio 2016 | Olympic Games

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Women's Golf Highlights | Rio 2016

All the Olympic highlights from Republic of Korea, set to the national anthem.

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National anthem: The best of Republic of Korea in Rio

Gold: Park Inbee (KOR)
Silver: Lydia Ko (NZL)
Bronze: Feng Shanshan (CHN)

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Korea's Inbee Park wins gold in the women's individual stroke play final in Rio 2016.

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Park wins women's golfing gold

United States of America

Simone

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Sweden

Armand

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Ilia

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The final women's golf major of 2021, the Women's British Open \- officially the AIG Women's Open for sponsorship reasons - starts on Thursday (19 August) at Carnoustie.
The Scottish links course will provide a stern test for the best golfers in the women's game including recent Olympic champion Nelly

KAWAGOE, JAPAN - AUGUST 06: Nelly Korda of Team United States plays her second shot on the 14th hole during the third round of the Women's Individual Stroke Play on day fourteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club on August 06, 2021 in Kawagoe, Japan. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

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Kim Sei-young shot a sensational seven-under 63 to secure her first major title in golf's Women's PGA Championship on Sunday.
After being postponed by three months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the third major championship of the year was played largely in silence with no crowd in attendance at the

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Talking points from the Women’s PGA Golf Championship 2020

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Four years ago, as the Rio 2016 Olympic Games came to a close, Olympic Channel launched. You can watch that Closing Ceremony – along with so many other Great Olympic Moments – right here on Olympic Channel.
Coincidentally,

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Rory McIlroy has declared that he will play golf for Ireland at Tokyo 2020.
As an Ulsterman, McIlroy can choose between representing either Great Britain or Ireland in the Olympic Games and he delayed that decision after missing Rio 2016 due to concerns over the Zika virus.
But speaking to

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