New Zealand’s Lydia Ko can now boast a whole set of Olympic medals after including the lacking gold medal to her assortment after ending two pictures away from the sphere at Le Golf Nationwide.
Rounding out the rostrum had been Germany’s Esther Henseleit with silver and China’s Xiyu Lin with bronze.
Ko, 27, who began the ultimate spherical tied for the lead with Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux, fired a closing 1-under 71 to complete at 10-under for the week.
Her lead stretched to as a lot as 5 pictures after handing over 34, however she opened the door to the remainder of the sphere following a double bogey on the par-4 thirteenth.
Ko rebounded with 4 straight pars earlier than bagging a birdie on the final, not solely securing the gold medal, but in addition the elusive remaining level she wanted to safe entry into the LPGA Corridor of Fame.
The gold medal additionally makes Ko the first-ever three-time Olympic medallist in golf, including to her silver from Rio 2016 and bronze at Tokyo 2020.
Transferring up 12 spots on the leaderboard and into the silver medal spot on the rostrum, Henseleit fired a 6-under 66 to complete at 8 underneath, two pictures behind Ko.
The 25-year-old German opened with rounds of 72-73 earlier than transferring into the purple on Friday due to a 3-under 69.
Additionally coming from behind to earn her spot on the medal stand was Lin, who birdied three of her final 4 holes to additionally put up 69 on Saturday and end three pictures behind Ko.
Defending gold medallist and world No.1 Nelly Korda completed T22 in her gold medal defence, capturing a 3-over 75 on Saturday.
Additionally arising quick was Group USA teammate Rose Zhang, who teed off within the remaining group with Ko, however shot 74 and completed T8.
Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux, who set a brand new nine-hole Olympic file within the second spherical with a 28 on the entrance 9, began the day tied for the lead however fell to T18 after 7-over 79 on Saturday.
Fellow Swiss Albane Valenzuela carded the spherical of the day, firing a 7-under 65 that vaulted her 20 spots up the leaderboard to complete T13.
Charley Hull put the frustration of her opening spherical 81 nicely behind her, capturing rounds of 71, 68 and 69 to complete in a tie for twenty seventh on +1, having been final after 18 holes.
Georgia Corridor had an detached week, capturing rounds of 74, 71, 74 and 74 to complete on +5 and tied for thirty sixth.
