Lydia Ko makes 18 birdies to safe Olympic gold medal

GUAYANcourt, France — New Zealand’s Lydia Ko received gold in ladies’s Olympic golf on Saturday with a closing rating of 10 beneath par, including to her silver medals in Rio and Tokyo. After the bronze medal, she accomplished her medal journey.

On the Nationwide Golf Championships south of Paris, Co (71 on Saturday) withstood a late cost from Germany’s Esther Henseleit, who shot 66 to take silver in a tense match. Two strokes behind the New Zealander.

Lin Xiyu (69) of China received the bronze medal with a rating of seven beneath par (whole rating of 281 on this event).

Ko, who was born in South Korea, received the gold medal and gave her the remaining factors wanted to enter the Girls’s Golf LPGA Corridor of Fame at age 27.

Gao, who shared the lead with Switzerland’s Morgan Metro within the closing spherical, was 5 strokes forward of Henselet at 11 beneath after the primary 9 holes and was on the verge of victory.

However a wayward shot on No. 13 despatched her into the water en path to double bogey, opening the door for Henselet, who lower Ko’s result in one shot.

Within the closing set, two-time main champion and former world No. 1 Ko saved her composure, made 4 consecutive par putts, after which birdied the 18th inexperienced to win the gold medal.

Metrox fell from a share of the lead in a single day with a 79 to tie for 18th at 2 beneath, however was unable to get better from two bogeys and a triple bogey by the primary 5 holes. Recuperate from the bogey.

France’s Celine Boutier, who had the identical end result as Metraux, excited the house followers by taking the lead within the first spherical on Wednesday. However after opening with a 65, Boutier completed with 76, 71 and 74.

Enjoying alongside Boutier, defending champion and world primary American Nellie Korda shot a 75 on this event, dropping her rating to 1 beneath par and ending tied for twenty second.

– Reuters, particularly for stay media