The women's individual golf event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 7 to 10 August 2024 at the Le Golf National. 60 golfers from 33 nations competed.
| Women's golf at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Le Golf National (Albatros Course) | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 7–10 August 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 60 from 33 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning score | 278 (−10) | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Qualification
editCompetition format and schedule
editAll times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 7 August 2024 | 9:00 | First round |
| Thursday, 8 August 2024 | 9:00 | Second round |
| Friday, 9 August 2024 | 9:00 | Third round |
| Saturday, 10 August 2024 | 9:00 | Final round |
Results
editFirst round
editWednesday, 7 August 2024
Perrine Delacour of France had the honor of hitting the opening tee shot. Fellow French golfer Céline Boutier shot a seven-under-par round of 67 to take a three stroke lead over Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa. Only 12 players broke par and the scoring average was 74.1 (+3.1).[1]
| Rank | Player | Nation | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Céline Boutier | France | 65 | −7 |
| 2 | Ashleigh Buhai | South Africa | 68 | −4 |
| T3 | Gaby López | Mexico | 70 | −2 |
| Morgane Métraux | Switzerland | |||
| Mariajo Uribe | Colombia | |||
| Lilia Vu | United States | |||
| T7 | Celine Borge | Norway | 71 | −1 |
| Diksha Dagar | India | |||
| Minjee Lee | Australia | |||
| Lin Xiyu | China | |||
| Alena Sharp | Canada | |||
| Miyū Yamashita | Japan |
Second round
editThursday, 8 August 2024
Morgane Métraux of Switzerland shot a second round 66 to take a one-stroke lead over Yin Ruoning of China. First round leader Céline Boutier of France shot a 76 to fall five strokes off the lead. Defending gold medalist Nelly Korda was six strokes behind Métraux.[2]
| Rank | Player | Nation | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgane Métraux | Switzerland | 70-66=136 | −8 |
| 2 | Yin Ruoning | China | 72-65=137 | −7 |
| 3 | Lydia Ko | New Zealand | 72-67=139 | −5 |
| T4 | Pia Babnik | Slovenia | 74-66=140 | −4 |
| Mariajo Uribe | Colombia | 70-70=140 | ||
| T6 | Céline Boutier | France | 65-76=141 | −3 |
| Ashleigh Buhai | South Africa | 68-73=141 | ||
| Lin Xiyu | China | 71-70=141 | ||
| Bianca Pagdanganan | Philippines | 72-69=141 | ||
| Atthaya Thitikul | Thailand | |||
| Miyū Yamashita | Japan | 71-70=141 |
Third round
editFriday, 9 August 2024
Lydia Ko of New Zealand shot a third round 68 to move into a tied with second round leader Morgane Métraux of Switzerland. Miyū Yamashita (Japan) and Rose Zhang (United States) were two strokes off the lead.[3]
| Rank | Player | Nation | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Lydia Ko | New Zealand | 72-67-68=207 | −9 |
| Morgane Métraux | Switzerland | 70-66-71=207 | ||
| T3 | Miyū Yamashita | Japan | 71-70-68=209 | −7 |
| Rose Zhang | United States | 72-70-67=209 | ||
| 5 | Atthaya Thitikul | Thailand | 72-69-69=210 | −6 |
| 6 | Mariajo Uribe | Colombia | 70-70-71=211 | −5 |
| T7 | Céline Boutier | France | 65-76-71=212 | −4 |
| Nelly Korda | United States | 72-70-70=212 | ||
| Lin Xiyu | China | 71-70-71=212 | ||
| Yin Ruoning | China | 72-65-75=212 |
Final round
editSaturday, 10 August 2024
Lydia Ko of New Zealand shot a final round 71 to take the gold medal by two strokes. Esther Henseleit of Germany shot a 66, the second best round of the day, to win the silver medal and Lin Xiyu of China took the bronze medal, one stroke behind Henseleit. Ko had previously won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics. The win also earned Ko entry into the LPGA Hall of Fame by providing the final point she needed for automatic qualification.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "French golfer Celine Boutier leads Olympic women's golf by 3". ESPN. Associated Press. 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Switzerland's Morgane Metraux seizes lead in Olympic golf". ESPN. Associated Press. 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Lydia Ko tied for lead, but Rose Zhang and Nelly Korda still lurking". ESPN. Associated Press. 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Lydia Ko wins Olympic gold, qualifies for LPGA Hall of Fame". ESPN. Associated Press. 10 August 2024.
- ^ Kellam, Sarah (10 August 2024). "New Zealand's Lydia Ko is Gold Medalist, LPGA Hall of Famer at Long Last". LPGA.