Women’s Golf Starts Today Narrow Fairways and Tough Rough
Former and current world No. 1 women’s golfer Jin Young Ko (29) and Nelly Korda (26, USA) will face off in the early rounds of the Paris Olympics women’s golf tournament.
World No. 4 Jin Young Ko will play with world No. 1 Korda and No. 5 Yin Luoning (22, China) in the first and second rounds of the tournament, which will be held at Le Golf Nationale (par 72) in Guyancourt, France, on the 7th and 8th.
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Ko Jin-young, who tied for ninth place in her first Olympics in Tokyo three years ago, is aiming for a medal in Paris. At a press conference on the 5th, Ko Jin-young said, “In Tokyo, it didn’t really feel like the Olympics because there were no spectators due to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Paris really feels like the Olympics. I’m glad I can come here.” Ko Jin-young has 15 wins on the LPGA Tour.
Korda, who won the gold medal in Tokyo, is aiming for a second consecutive win. Korda is having her best season this year, winning six LPGA Tour titles, including one major (Chevron Championship). “There is nothing better than representing your country. Being on the Olympic stage is a dream come true,” said Korda, expressing her excitement. Korda has 14 wins on the tour, while Yin Luoning has three.
World No. 3 Yang Hee-young (35) will play the first and second rounds with No. 2 Lilia Bou (27, USA) and No. 7 Celine Boutier (31, France). The one-sided support of the host country French fans is expected to be directed at Boutier. World No. 12 Kim Hyo-joo will play with No. 17 Brooke Henderson (27, Canada) and No. 20 Lin Xiyu (28, China).
The analysis is that the golf course fairways are narrow and the rough is tough, so accurate tee shot strategies are important. NBC in the US announced a power ranking predicting the winner, placing Kim Hyo-joo in 11th place and Ko Jin-young in 12th place. Korda was ranked 1st and Boo in 2nd place. American sports betting company ‘FanDuel Sportsbook’ saw Ko Jin-young’s chances of winning as the 4th highest. The odds are +1100 (meaning that you can get 1100 when you bet 100). Korda, who is ranked 1st overall, has an odds of +470. A total of 33 countries will participate in this competition, with only 3 players from Korea and the US participating. 카지노사이트