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LPGA Tour players will participate in the prestigious Paris Olympics 2024 in one week. The women's golf event is scheduled to take place from August 7 to 10 in a 72-hole stroke-play format.
This year's event will feature 60 players from different countries competing for a medal. Nelly Korda will return to defend her gold medal, while Lydia Ko will aim to defend her bronze.
Here are the top 5 LPGA Tour players to watch out for at the 2024 Paris Olympics:
Top 5 LPGA Tour golfers to watch at the 2024 Olympics women’s golf
#1 Nelly Korda
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Nelly Korda has previously been successful at the Olympics, winning gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She has also been playing exceptionally well this season, making her one of the top favorites to win the gold again.
Korda has won six events on the LPGA Tour this season, including a Major and five consecutive victories.
#2 Lydia Ko
Lydia Ko is the only woman golfer to have won two medals in the Olympics, earning silver in 2016 and bronze in 2020. The Kiwi golfer now has her eyes set on winning gold this year.
Ko has been impressive on the LPGA Tour in 2024, winning one event and recording four top-10 finishes from 14 events this season.
#3 Atthaya Thitikul
Atthaya Thitikul has been playing well this season and is one of the top contenders to win a medal at the Olympics. She won the Dow Championship last month and has recorded five top-10 finishes on the LPGA Tour in 2024.
Although she missed the cut at the Amundi Evian Championship, she has been performing well overall and has a chance to win a medal at the Olympics.
#4 Lilia Vu
Lilia Vu has not missed a single cut on the LPGA Tour in 2024. Although she withdrew from two events earlier this season, she performed impressively in all the other tournaments she played.
Vu won the 2024 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give and was the runner-up at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. She also finished tied for 12th place at the recently concluded CPKC Women's Open.
#5 Linn Grant
Linn Grant is another golfer to watch at the Paris Olympics. She started her season at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions and finished tied for 27th place.
She has recorded three top-10 finishes this season and could win a medal at the Olympics. Grant last played at the Dana Open, where she tied for third place.
