Hannah Green’s tie for fourth was a new best finish for Australia in Olympic golf competition yet the wait for a maiden medal will extend for a further four years.
Hannah was in medal contention for much of the final round of the Women’s Golf competition at Le Golf National but ultimately came up one shot short of forcing a playoff for the bronze medal.
Twelve strokes off the lead after round one, Hannah fought back gamely to be in the mix for a medal with nine holes to play. She was left to rue a number of missed chances in the final round as New Zealand’s Lydia Ko claimed gold, Esther Henseleit of Germany silver and China’s Xiyu Lin the bronze.
Minjee Lee shot 71 in the final round to finish tied for 22nd in her third Olympic Games.
Jason Day was in the hunt for a medal in the Men’s Golf competition.
Jason was just one stroke off the lead midway through round three but couldn’t keep pace in the final round, finishing tied for ninth with a closing round of three-under 68 as American Scottie Scheffler claimed gold, Great Britian’s Tommy Fleetwood silver and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama the bronze.
Min Woo Lee fought back after a disappointing start to finish tied for 22nd in his Olympic debut.
