Jutanugarn won her first major at the Women’s British Open recently and was happy at how she recovered from her double bogey on the par-3 fourth hole.
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Britain’s Justin Rose was victorious last week in the first Olympic men’s golf tournament since Canadian George S. Lyon won gold at the 1904 St. Louis Games. I don’t know what it was, but just watching those videos really helped me, helped me start playing better.
“I think for our tour and for women’s golf, any time we can get people to experience what we’re about and the way we play, you know, it’s different than the guys”, Lewis said.
“Golf in the Olympics got a lot of bad press”, American Stacy Lewis said. “I’m confident with everything, but I don’t want to put too much pressure on myself”.
Korea are favourites to make the podium because they have the largest team in Rio, with four competitors in a 60-player field.
Nicole Broch Larsen of Denmark was in a group of three players at 67 and American Lexi Thompson was in a four-way tie at 68.
At age 16, Sei Young Kim caught wind that golf would be back in the Olympics and decided it would be her goal to qualify over the next four years.
Ariya is seeking to become the first Thai to win a gold medal in a sport other than weightlifting or boxing. The victor of six LPGA Tour events definitely has the experience and talent to thrive under these conditions and she is a smart bet matched up against Henderson at Rio this week.
“I suppose overall I am still in it and that’s the main thing”. There are nine South Koreans ranked in the top 20.
Two pinpoint approach shots on the 10th and 11th resulted in birdies before a dropped shot on the 13th was more than atoned for by her spectacular iron shot two holes later. But then her swing was amiss again and she got angry once she hit the golf course in Rio.
By now, you’ve heard the news, golf is back in the Olympics after more than 100 years away.
The 28-year-old Park, who missed two months of the season due to injuries, made five birdies in a bogey-free back nine.
“I got married. I probably didn’t have the best preparation for this”, Lewis said. Her five-under 66 took Chun to six-under for the tournament, as she jumped from a tie for 19th to a tie for eighth with three others. “I tend to come on strong at the end”, she said. Actually, on my way to Portland (for a tournament in late June), I pulled out DVDs of a couple of my old wins, and just was trying to see what is different.
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Lewis struggled to a one-under 70 in the first round, but found a groove Thursday, closing with four straight birdies to take the clubhouse lead before Park ended with a three-birdie run of her own.
