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It will be the first time golf has been played at the Olympics since the 1904 Summer Olympics and it is to feature two events, the men's and women's individual events.

Golf is a club and ball sport where players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Unlike many ball games, golf does not require a standardized playing area and is played on a course with either nine or 18 holes. The origins of golf are debated, but it is widely accepted that modern golf developed in Scotland during the Middle Ages. The game gained international popularity in the late 19th century, spreading from the United Kingdom to the British Empire and the United States. The word "golf" was first documented in 1457 in a Scottish statute, possibly derived from the Scots word "goulf" or the Dutch word "kolf," meaning "bat" or "club."

Golf was part of the Summer Olympic Games in 1900 and 1904, though the 1900 events were not initially recognized as Olympic events. Planned tournaments in 1908 and 1920 were canceled. In October 2009, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reinstated golf for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The International Golf Federation governs Olympic golf, with qualification based on the Official World Golf Ranking and Women's World Golf Rankings. The top 15 players of each gender automatically qualify, with a maximum of four per country, followed by the highest-ranked players from countries not already having two players qualified.

Numerical denomination and date surrounded by geometric patterns and Southern Cross.

Crux is a constellation located in the southern sky in a bright portion of the Milky Way, and is the smallest but one of the most distinctive of the 88 modern constellations. Its name is Latin for cross, and it is dominated by a cross-shaped or kite-like asterism that is commonly known as the Southern Cross.