It’s onto the final round of women’s golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
And following a day of golf that saw quite the movement and change across the leaderboard, Friday’s Round 3 set up what should be an entertaining and big final round of golf at Le Golf National on Saturday — including the possibility of several playoffs having to be used to determine medal winners.
Entering Saturday’s fourth and final round, there is a two-way tie for the leader in the clubhouse, as Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux and New Zealand’s Lydia Ko are tied at 9-under par after 54 rounds of golf in Paris.
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However, the competition has left very little breathing room for Metraux and Ko atop the podium as United States’ Rose Zhang and Japan’s Miyu Yamashita are each two strikes back, tied for second place at 7-under par. Zhang, the No. 9 golfer in the world, finished her Round 3 with an eagle putt on the challenging Par 5 Hole 18 — her second eagle putt of the day.
Reigning gold medalist Nelly Korda continued to make up some ground on the leaderboard as she finished 2-under par on the day for the second consecutive round. Korda bounced back from a 2-over-par start with birdies in three of the last four holes on the Front 9. She’d add two more birdies on the day on the Back 9.
Here’s what to know from Friday’s third round of wommen’s golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics, including pairings, tee times, who is leading the leaderboard, how to watch information and more:
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Olympic women’s golf leaderboard
Results are courtesy of the official Olympic leaderboard.
Round 3
Below are the top 21 golfers, including ties, atop the leaderboard for Round 3. For full results, click here.
- T1. Morgane Metraux (Switzerland): -9 (F)
- T1. Lydia Ko (New Zealand): -9 (F)
- T3. Rose Zhang (United States): -7 (F)
- T3. Miyu Yamashita (Japan): -7 (F)
- 5. Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand): -6 (F)
- 6. Mariajo Uribe (Colombia): -5 (F)
- T7. Nelly Korda (United States): -4 (F)
- T7. Xiyu Lin (China): -4 (F)
- T7. Celine Boutier (France): -4 (F)
- T7. Ruoning Yin (China): -4 (F)
- T11. Hannah Green (Australia): -3 (F)
- T11. Amy Yang (Republic of Korea): -3 (F)
- T13. Brooke M. Henderson (Canada): -2 (F)
- T13. Esther Henseleit (Germany): -2 (F)
- T13. Pia Babnik (Slovenia): -2 (F)
- T13. Bianca Pagdanganan (Philippines): -2 (F)
- T17. Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand): -1 (F)
- T17. Maja Stark (Sweden): -1 (F)
- T17. Wei-Ling Hsu (Chinese Taipei): -1 (F)
- T17. Ashleigh Buhai (South Africa): -1 (F)
- T21. Azahara Munoz (Spain): E (F)
- T21. Minjee Lee (Australia): E (F)
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Olympic women’s golf Round 3 pairings
Here’s a look at the golf pairings and tee times for Round 3 at the 2024 Paris Olympics courtesy of Golf Week:
All times Eastern
- 3 a.m.: Perrine Delacour (France), Maria Fassi (Mexico) and Noora Komulainen (Finland)
- 3:11 a.m.: Ines Laklalech (Morocco), Ursula Wikstrom (Finland) and Leona Maguire (Ireland)
- 3:22 a.m.: Emily Kristine Pedersen (Denmark), Stephanie Meadow (Ireland) and Charley Hull (Great Britain)
- 3:33 a.m.: Yuka Saso (Japan), Carlota Ciganda (Spain) and Alessandra Fanali (Italy)
- 3:44 a.m.: Sara Kouskova (Czech Republic), Alexandra Forsterling (Germany) and Paula Reto (South Africa)
- 3:55 a.m.: Ashley Lau (Malaysia), Madelene Stavnar (Norway) and Klara Davidson Spilkova (Czech Republic)
- 4:11 a.m.: Ana Belac (Slovenia), Nanna Koerstz Madsen (Denmark) and Anne van Dam (Netherlands)
- 4:22 a.m.: Sarah Schober (Austria), Shannon Tan (Singapore) and Dottie Ardina (Philippines)
- 4:33 a.m.: Brooke Henderson (Canada), Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand) and Georgia Hall (Great Britain)
- 4:44 a.m.: Manon De Roey (Belgium), Pei-yun Chien (Chinese Taipei) and Hannah Green (Australia)
- 4:55 a.m.: Hyo Joo Kim (Republic of Korea), Azahara Munoz (Spain) and Alena Sharp (Canada)
- 5:06 a.m.: Linn Grant (Sweden), Albane Valenzuela (Switzerland), Jin Young Ko (Republic of Korea)
- 5:17 a.m.: Emma Spitz (Austria), Minjee Lee (Australia) and Esther Henseleit (Germany)
- 5:33 a.m.: Maja Stark (Sweden), Gaby Lopez (Mexico) and Celine Borge (Norway)
- 5:44 a.m.: Lilia Vu (United States), Amy Yang (Republic of Korea) and Aditi Ashok (India)
- 5:55 a.m.: Nelly Korda (United States), Wei-Ling Hsu (Chinese Taipei) and Diksha Dagar (India)
- 6:06 a.m.: Ashleigh Buhai (South Africa), Xiyu Janet Lin (China) and Rose Zhang (United States)
- 6:17 a.m.: Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand), Celine Boutier (France) and Miyu Yamashita (Japan)
- 6:28 a.m.: Mariajo Uribe (Colombia), Pia Babnik (Slovenia) and Bianca Pagdanganan (Philippines)
- 6:39 a.m.: Morgane Metraux (Switzerland), Ruoning Yin (China) and Lydia Ko (New Zealand)
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Who is competing for Team USA in Olympic women’s golf?
Team USA’s roster at the 2024 Paris Olympics includes Korda, Zhang and Lilia Vu. Korda is the defending gold medal winner from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Is there a cut line in Olympic women’s golf?
No. Unlike the LPGA, there is no cut line in Olympic women’s golf. This means that all 60 golfers who are competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics advanced into Round 3 and will play Friday and Saturday at Le Golf National.
Is there a playoff in Olympic women’s golf?
Yes. Like the LPGA Tour, if there is a tie atop the leaderboard after Saturday’s final round of golf, there will be a playoff. However, unlike the LPGA Tour, there will be a playoff to determine who wins the silver (second place) and bronze (third place) medals should there be a tie for those positions as well.
Olympic women’s golf live TV coverage
Friday’s third round of golf at Le Golf National will be aired live on Golf Channel.
Olympic women’s golf streaming options
You can stream Friday’s third round of women’s golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics on the go on the NBC app, NBC Olympics app or on NBCOlympics.com by logging in with your TV provider credentials. You can also stream it on Fubo, which carries the Golf Channel and offers a free trial, or on Peacock.
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