The top 15 world-ranked golf players were selected by name and secured their Olympic places, respecting the four-player limit per NOC.
[2] The remaining spots were awarded to the players ranked beyond the top fifteen on the list with a maximum of two per NOC.
The IGF guaranteed that at least one golfer qualified from the host nation and at least one from each continent (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania).
The IGF posted weekly lists of qualifiers based on current rankings for men and women.
The IGF Olympic ranking was ordered according to the average points that the players managed to accumulate over the applicable two-year period.