Golf Business News – Mixed-Team competition to debut at 2028 Olympics

The International Olympic Committee has approved the addition of a new mixed team event which will debut at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and complement the existing men’s and women’s individual events.

“We’re absolutely thrilled to see a Mixed-Team Event added to the programme for Los Angeles 2028,” said International Golf Federation 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 as a 36-hole competition – 18 holes of foursomes (alternate shot) for the first round, followed by 18 holes of four-ball (best ball) for the final round. There will be a maximum of one team per country, with teams comprised of one male and one female who are already qualified for the Men’s and Women’s Individual Olympic Golf Competitions. All three events will be held at The Riviera Country Club.

The Mixed-Team Event will take place after the Men’s Individual Olympic Golf Competition, and prior to the Women’s Individual Olympic Golf Competition, both of which are 72-hole tournaments. The addition of the Mixed-Team Event marks the first Olympic Golf team competition since the 1904 Games.

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 LA28.