WORLD GOLF
Ko Wins Gold. Green Narrowly Misses Medal
New Zealand’s Lydia Ko is an Olympic Gold Medalist after producing a two-shot victory in the women’s golf competition at the 2024 Paris Games. The Gold Medal qualifies the 27-year-old modern-day sensation to enter the exclusive LPGA Hall of Fame as the 35th and youngest inductee.
Ko made history by completing her set of Olympic medals, adding a gold to the silver she won in Rio 2016 and the bronze from Tokyo in 2021. She is the only golfer to score a medal at three different Olympic Games.
Western Australia’s Hannah Green narrowly missed out on securing a historic Olympic medal for Australia, falling just one shot short of a playoff for the Bronze Medal as the Women's Golf competition reached a thrilling conclusion at Le Golf National on Saturday. Green posted a 3-under 69 at the final round to reach 6-under for the event. The 27-year-old agonisingly missed birdie chances at the last two holes for her shot at a medal. Green finished in a tie for fourth place with Amy Yang (Korea), Bianca Pagdanganan (Philippines) and Miyu Yamashita (Japan), marking the best Olympic golf performance by an Australian, surpassing the previous best of a tie for fifth, shared by both herself and Marcus Fraser.
Fellow Australian Minjee Lee was competing at her third Olympic Games. Lee produced a 1-under 71 final round to get to 1-under for the event and finish in a tie for 22nd place.
Ko, who shared the 54-hole lead with Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux, finished with a final-round 1-under 71, bringing her total to 10-under par. This left her two shots clear of Silver Medalist Germany’s Esther Henseleit, who carded a superb 6-under 66. China’s Xiya Lin claimed the Bronze Medal at 7-under par after a birdie on the final hole.
The next Olympic Games will be staged in Los Angeles in 2028 with the golf competition heading to Riviera Country Club.
Final Scores
Gold: Lydia Ko -10 (New Zealand)
Silver: Esther Henseleit -8 (Germany)
Bronze: Xiyu Lin -7 (China)
T4: Hannah Green -6 (Australia)
T4: Bianca Pagdanganan -6 (Philippines)
T4: Amy Yang -6 (Korea)
T4: Miyu Yamashita -6 (Japan)
