The women's individual golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 4 to 7 August 2021 at the Kasumigaseki Country Club.

The 1908 Games in London were also supposed to have a golf competition, but a dispute led to a boycott by all of the host nation's golfers, leaving only a single international competitor and resulting in the cancellation of the event.

[5] Friday, 6 August 2021 Nelly Korda had a third round of 69 to lead by three strokes from Aditi Ashok, who birdied two of the last four holes.

Four players, Hannah Green, Mone Inami, Lydia Ko and Emily Kristine Pedersen, were tied for third place, five behind Korda.

[6] Saturday, 7 August 2021 Mone Inami beat Lydia Ko in a sudden-death playoff for the silver medal.