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If there was already lots of anticipation for the Olympic women’s competition at Paris, it’s only been increased after a thrilling final round to the men’s tournament at Le Golf National. With a dramatic final-day showdown that saw the world No.1 Scottie Scheffler shoot a closing 62 to claim the gold medal, as Tommy Fleetwood and Hideki Matsyuama walked off with the silver and bronze and major champions Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy came away medalless but saying this was one of the most emotional events they’ve played in, Olympic golf is having a moment.
And it’s one that should only continue as the top women players in the world take the stage. Thirteen of the top 15 players in the Rolex Women’s World Ranking are in the 60-player field, including world No.1 and defending gold medallist Nelly Korda of the United States. Meanwhile, French fans who tried to help push Victor Perez to a medal on Sunday have a favourite to cheer for on the women’s side in Celine Boutier.
The International Golf Federation released the tee-times for the first and second rounds, which will be played on Wednesday and Thursday with the 72-hole event concluding on Saturday. Players will compete in groups of three with everybody teeing off the first hole.
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TEE-TIMES (all times AEST)
FIRST ROUND, WEDNESDAY
5pm — Perrine Delacour (France), Stephanie Meadow (Ireland), Manon de Roey (Belgium)
5:11pm — Pei-yun Chien (Chinese Taipei), Nanna Koerstz Madsen (Denmark), Anne van Dam (Netherlands)
5:22pm — Aditi Ashok (India), Gaby Lopez (Mexico), Esther Henseleit (Germany)
5:33pm — Shannon Tan (Singapore), Maria Fassi (Mexico), Celine Borge (Norway)
5:44pm — Hannah Green (Australia), Charley Hull (Great Britain), Rose Zhang (USA)
5:55pm — Nelly Korda (USA), Jin Young Ko (South Korea), Ruoning Yin (China)
6:11pm — Hyo Joo Kim (South Korea), Brooke Henderson (Canada), Xiyu Janet Lin (China)
6:22pm — Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand), Linn Grant (Sweden), Carlota Ciganda (Spain)
6:33pm — Alessandra Fanali (Italy), Ashley Lau (Malaysia), Ursula Wikstrom (Finland)
6:44pm — Dottie Ardina (Philippines), Noora Komulainen (Finland), Madelene Stavnar (Norway)
6:55pm — Wei-Ling Hsu (Chinese Taipei), Diksha Dagar (India), Emma Spitz (Austria)
7:06pm — Azahara Munoz (Spain), Bianca Pagdanganan (Philippines), Morgane Metraux (Switzerland)
7:17pm — Alexandra Forsterling (Germany), Albane Valenzuela (Switzerland), Emily Kristine Pedersen (Denmark)
7:33pm — Klara Davidson Spilkova (Czech Republic), Paula Reto (South Africa), Mariajo Uribe (Colombia)
7:44pm — Yuka Saso (Japan), Minjee Lee (Australia), Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand)
7:55pm — Celine Boutier (France), Lilia Vu (USA), Amy Yang (South South Korea)
8:06pm — Lydia Ko (New Zealand), Miyu Yamashita (Japan), Maja Stark (Sweden)
8:17pm — Leona Maguire (Ireland), Georgia Hall (Great Britain), Ashleigh Buhai (South Africa)
8:28pm — Ana Belac (Slovenia), Sara Kouskova (Czech Republic), Alena Sharp (Canada)
8:39pm — Ines Laklalech (Morocco), Sarah Schober (Austria), Pia Babnik (Slovenia)
SECOND ROUND, THURSDAY
5pm — Wei-Ling Hsu (Chinese Taipei), Diksha Dagar (India), Emma Spitz (Austria)
5:11pm — Azahara Munoz (Spain), Bianca Pagdanganan (Philippines), Morgane Metraux (Switzerland)
5:22pm — Alexandra Forsterling (Germany), Albane Valenzuela (Switzerland), Emily Kristine Pedersen (Denmark)
5:33pm — Klara Davidson Spilkova (Czech Republic), Paula Reto (South Africa), Mariajo Uribe (Colombia)
5:44pm — Yuka Saso (Japan), Minjee Lee (Australia), Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand)
5:55pm — Celine Boutier (France), Lilia Vu (USA), Amy Yang (South Korea)
6:11pm — Lydia Ko (New Zealand), Miyu Yamashita (Japan), Maja Stark (Sweden)
6:22pm — Leona Maguire (Ireland), Georgia Hall (Great Britain), Ashleigh Buhai (South Africa)
6:33pm — Ana Belac (Slovenia), Sara Kouskova (Czech Republic), Alena Sharp (Canada)
6:44pm — Ines Laklalech (Morocco), Sarah Schober (Austria), Pia Babnik (Slovenia)
6:55pm — Perrine Delacour (France), Stephanie Meadow (Ireland), Manon de Roey (Belgium)
7:06pm — Pei-yun Chien (Chinese Taipei), Nanna Koerstz Madsen (Denmark), Anne van Dam (Netherlands)
7:17pm — Aditi Ashok (India), Gaby Lopez (Mexico), Esther Henseleit (Germany)
7:33pm — Shannon Tan (Singapore), Maria Fassi (Mexico), Celine Borge (Norway)
7:44pm — Hannah Green (Australia), Charley Hull (Great Britain), Rose Zhang (USA)
7:55pm — Nelly Korda (USA), Jin Young Ko (South Korea), Ruoning Yin (China)
8:06pm — Hyo Joo Kim (South Korea), Brooke Henderson (Canada), Xiyu Janet Lin (China)
8:17pm — Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand), Linn Grant (Sweden), Carlota Ciganda (Spain)
8:28pm — Alessandra Fanali (Italy), Ashley Lau (Malaysia), Ursula Wikstrom (Finland)
8:39pm — Dottie Ardina (Philippines), Noora Komulainen (Finland), Madelene Stavnar (Norway)
