qualification was based on world ranking (official world golf ranking for men, women's world golf rankings for women) as of 11 july 2016, with a total of 60 players qualifying in each of the men's and women's events. the top 15 players of each gender qualified, with a limit of four golfers per country that can qualify this way. the remaining spots went to the highest-ranked players from countries that do not already have two golfers qualified, with a limit of two per country. the igf has guaranteed that at least one golfer from the host nation and each geographical region (africa, the americas, asia, europe, and oceania) qualified. the igf posted weekly lists of qualifiers based on current rankings for men and women.