Tokyo Olympic Women's Golf: Korda, Inami and Ko take home the medals

Women's Golf at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Kasumigaseki GC: 4-7 August 2021

Nelly Korda wins gold, Mone Inami wins silver, Lydia Ko wins bronze at the Tokyo Olympics

Turns out that first major championship was just a start for Nelly Korda. Now she's an Olympic champion and left little doubt Saturday about who's the best in women's golf.

Korda held her nerve during a chaotic chase for medals and a one-hour storm delay at the end, calmly taking two putts from just inside 30 feet for a one-shot victory. Read more

From Sky Sports, by Reuters:

Japan's Mone Inami won the silver medal in a playoff with New Zealand's bronze medallist Lydia Ko. World number 200 Aditi Ashok of India, who had been second after the third round, finished just outside the medals in fourth...

Overnight leader by three strokes, the 23-year-old [Nelly Korda] gave up a share of the lead to Japan's fast-finishing Inami on the 17th but the home favourite bogeyed 18, giving the American a one-stroke buffer as she shot for the final green. Read more

From Yahoo!Sports, by Rex Hoggard:

For the second consecutive week a playoff was needed to round out the medal podium at the Olympic golf competition, but the outcome for the women’s event was far less dramatic...

On the first extra hole (the par-5 18th), Ko, who won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games and becomes the first golfer to win multiple medals, drove into a bunker down the right side of the fairway and was forced to lay up. Her chip left her 8 feet for par and her putt slipped past the hole. Read more

From The Age, by Mal Knox:

History took less than a week to repeat for Australia’s Olympic golfing hopes, with Hannah Green making a stirring charge in the final round before, like Cameron Smith, faltering at the last hole and finishing just outside the medals. History repeated for the USA, too, with Nelly Korda replicating Xander Schauffele’s victory to take the gold medal.

Green, who started the day at 10-under par, five shots behind Korda, was flat for the front nine, dropping one stroke to par... Read more

From Golf Australia, by Jimmy Emanuel:

Hannah Green’s medal challenge never quite materialised till late during the final round in Tokyo, when a weather delay halted her momentum. Green reached 14-under after a four hole stretch that included three birdies and an eagle at the par-5 14^th when electric activity in the area around Kasumigaseki halted play on Saturday afternoon. Read more

From Golf Australia, Final Round GALLERY

Kasumigaseki Country Club, East Course

Olympic Women's Golf, Golf Channel Leaderboard

Olympics Women's Golf, LPGA LEADERBOARD