Hannah Green has one eye on an Olympic medal and another on the weather forecast after peeling off eight birdies in a second round of six-under 65 at the women’s golf competition at Kasumigaseki Country Club on Thursday.
The tangible byproduct of golf earning full medal status in the Olympics has been investment by countries into the golf’s infrastructure, regardless of whether or not their athletes earn a medal.
As was the case with the men’s Olympic competition, International Golf Federation officials have appropriately given the honour of hitting the opening tee shot of the 2021 Olympic women’s golf tournament to a player from the host country.
Minjee Lee’s 2016 Olympic teammate Su Oh believes the manner of her recent Major breakthrough at the Evian Championship will serve as the ideal Olympic preparation ahead of the start of the women’s golf competition tomorrow.
Here are five prospective Olympians for whom just making it to the first tee at Tokyo’s Kasumigaseki Country Club will bring attention to parts of the world not known for golf.
Rahm said Olympic golfers won’t be able to see the course until the day before their event and the course is a “one to two-hour drive” from where the athletes will be staying.
Though Matsuyama has been one of the best players in the world for a while, becoming a Masters champion will vault him into higher echelons of the game. Here are a few things you might not know about the Japanese star.
Australian Golf Digest
