Lydia Ko Makes Olympic History with Golf Gold Medal at Paris 2024

Lydia Go (right) hugs Cody Paul Connor Mac after winning the women’s golf gold medal at the Paris Olympics on the 10th (local time). Giancourt = AP Newsis Lydia Go (27), a Korean from New Zealand, won the gold medal in her third Olympic attempt.

Lydia Ko shot a 1 under par 71 with 4 birdies, 1 bogey, and 1 double bogey in the 4th final round of the women’s golf event at the Paris Olympics held at Le Golf National (par 72) in Guyancourt near Paris, in France on the 10th (local time). Lydia Ko, who recorded a final tally of 10 under par 278 strokes, won by two strokes over Esther Henselite (Germany), who had 8 strokes under par 280.

Lydia Go, who won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, won gold medals at three consecutive Olympics. This is New Zealand’s 8th gold medal in this competition.

New Zealand’s Lydia Ko plays a tee shot from the 17th fairway in the final round of the women’s golf event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, at Le Golf National, in Saint-Quentin-en -Yvelines, France. (AP Photo / George Walker IV) Lydia Ko, who picked up a golf club at the age of 5, has been called a ‘golf genius’ by winning professional tournaments since her amateur days. After turning pro in 2013, he broke various records for being the youngest.

In 2014, when she was 17 years old, she won the LPGA Tour’s Youngest Rookie of the Year award, and the following year, in 2015, she received the LPGA Tour’s Youngest Player of the Year award. Lydia Ko has 20 wins, including two majors, on the LPGA tour.

Lydia Ko, who was one point short of being inducted into the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame, accomplished the feat with an Olympic gold medal and was named to the Hall of Fame.

Instagram Lydia Go Lydia Go also attracted attention in 2022 by marrying Jeong Jun, son of Hyundai Card Vice Chairman Chung Tae-young. Vice Chairman Chung is the second son-in-law of Hyundai Motor Group Honorary Chairman Chung Mong-koo.

Yang Hee-young finished the tournament with the highest ranking among Korean players, tying for 4th place (final total of 6 under par, 282 strokes). Lin Siyu (China) got the bronze medal with 7 under par.

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