Lydia Ko of Auckland, New Zealand is the Olympic gold medalist in women’s golf. On Saturday, Ko posted a final score of -10. Esther Henseleit of Germany won the silver medal with a score of -8, and Xiyu Lin of China won the bronze medal with a score of -7.
In the fourth round, Ko posted a final round score of one-under-par. She had four birdies, one double bogey and one bogey. Ko birdied the third, seventh, ninth and 18th holes, bogeyed the first hole, and double bogeyed the 18th hole.
By winning the Olympic gold medal, Ko qualified for entrance into the LPGA Hall of Fame. At the age of 27, she became the youngest player to ever qualify for the Hall.
Ko is now a three-time Olympic medalist. She won the silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021.
This was one of New Zealand’s 18 medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, and one of nine gold medal. New Zealand also finished top of the standings in women’s rugby sevens, women’s double sculls rowing (Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors), women’s K4 500 canoeing (Oliver Butt, Lisa Carrington, Alicia Hoskin and Tara Vaughn), women’s Keirin cycling (Ellesse Andrew), women’s K2 500 metre canoeing (Carrington and Hoskin), women’s K1 500 metres (Carrington), men’s high jump (Harrish Kerr), and men’s kayak cross canoeing (Finn Butcher).
The nine gold medals are the most gold medals ever by New Zealand at a single Olympic Games. The previous national record was eight gold medals at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Interestingly, that is where the next Olympic Games will be.
