Min Woo Lee says he would “give it all we’ve got” if he and LPGA superstar sister Minjee qualify for the mixed team golf event confirmed for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
They cheered on their male Olympic teammates Jason Day and Min Woo Lee from the gallery over the weekend, but now it’s time for Hannah Green and Minjee Lee to tee up themselves in search of Australia’s first ever medal in the golf event.
Karl Vilips says he’s already dreaming of representing Australia at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles after his Korn Ferry Tour win catapulted him to within reach of a PGA Tour card for next year.
Jason Day threw his hat into the ring for a shot at an Olympic medal, with a third-round 67 that lifted his score to nine-under and just five behind leaders Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffele.
Jason Day will be at home in Ohio spending time with his wife and five children when the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics kicks off this Friday. In his place, Day’s childhood mate and caddie on tour, Luke Reardon, will march in his place.
Jason Day has made a surprise admission that he made a “mistake” not going to the 2016 Rio Olympics but has vowed to show up in green and gold in Paris if he qualifies for the two-man team.
For those complaining that golf in the Olympics looks exactly like golf almost every other week of the year, you’ll be happy about a new report. You’ll just probably have to wait another four years to see something different.
The connection between golf and the Olympics is growing as the sport prepares to be part of a third straight Summer Games next year in Paris. One year from today, the first round of the 72-hole men’s competition gets underway at the Albatros course at Le Golf National (August 1-4), site of the 2018 Ryder Read more…
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