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Olympic Golf: Women’s Winners and Losers in Japan

By Tim Letcher

KAWAGOE, JAPAN - AUGUST 07: (L-R) Nelly Korda of Team United States celebrates with her sister Jessica Korda of Team United States after Nelly secured a gold-medal win on the 18th green during the final round of the Women's Individual Stroke Play on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club on August 07, 2021 in Kawagoe, Japan. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
KAWAGOE, JAPAN - AUGUST 07: (L-R) Nelly Korda of Team United States celebrates with her sister Jessica Korda of Team United States after Nelly secured a gold-medal win on the 18th green during the final round of the Women's Individual Stroke Play on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club on August 07, 2021 in Kawagoe, Japan. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images) /
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The women’s portion of the Olympic golf competition wrapped up on Saturday. Find out who the winners and losers were this week in Japan.

Winners

Nelly Korda – Quite simply, Korda is the best player in the world right now. She lived up to her world No. 1 ranking by winning the gold medal this week. Her 67-62 start was enough to hold off a hard-charging field in the final round. Korda shows no signs of letting up in her domination of women’s golf.

Mone Inami – Ranked 28th in the world, Inami played above that ranking in her home country. Despite falling behind Korda by three shots on Thursday, Inami hung in there and with her 65 in the final round, she got within a shot before coming up just short. Still, a silver medal, at home, is a sweet reward.

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Lydia Ko – The former world number one, Ko was able to claim the bronze medal with a 67-66-65 finish. There has never been any doubt about Ko’s talent and she proved that she’s among the best in the world yet again this week.

Stephanie Meadow – The former University of Alabama golfer, playing for her native Ireland, had a very nice week in Japan. Her 66 in the final round left her in solo seventh place, which is a good showing for someone ranked 133rd in the latest world rankings.

Jessica Korda – Her 15th-place showing was about what was expected from the “other” Korda sister. However, being able to calm her sister down during a weather delay during the final round may have been the best thing she did all week.

Losers

In Bee Park – She was considered among the favorites to medal in Japan this week. Instead, Park never really got much going. She shot 69-70-71-69 to finish in a tie for 23rd overall.

Brooke Henderson – The Canadian hoped to bring a medal back to her home country. Instead, she shot 74 in the first round and was never really able to bounce back. She finished T29 in what had to be a disappointment.

Danielle Kang – The world’s fifth-ranked player took herself completely out of contention with a 74 in the third round. Her T20 showing was not what she was hoping for this week.

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Ariya Jutanugarn – The world’s 21st-ranked player, Jutanugarn opened the Olympic games with an awful 77. She never really rebounded and ultimately finished in a tie for 43rd place.

Mel Reid – Ranked No. 42 in the world, Reid struggled all week in Japan. She shot 73-75-76 the first three days before bouncing back with a 68 in the final round. She finished 55th out of 60 players.

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