Women’s Golf Competition - Records
Lowest 18-Hole Score:
Score
Athlete
Country
Round
Year
62 (-9)
Maria Verchenova
RUS
R4
2016
62 (-9)
Nelly Korda
USA
R2
2020
63 (-8)
Stacy Lewis
USA
R2
2016
63 (-8)
Emily Kristine Pedersen
DEN
R2
2020
64 (-7)
Brooke Henderson
CAN
R2
2016
64 (-7)
Nanna Koerstz Madsen
DEN
R2
2020
64 (-7)
Shanshan Feng
CHN
R2
2020
64 (-7)
Jessica Korda
USA
R4
2020
64 (-7)
Kelly Tan
MAS
R4
2020
65 (-7)
Celine Boutier
FRA
R1
2024
65 (-7)
Ruoning Yin
CHN
R2
2024
65 (-7)
Albane Valenzuela
SUI
R4
2024
Lowest 36-Hole Score:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
129 (-13)
Nelly Korda
USA
2020
132 (-10)
Inbee Park
KOR
2016
136 (-8)
Morgane Metraux
SUI
2024
Lowest 54-Hole Score:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
198 (-15)
Nelly Korda
USA
2020
202 (-11)
Inbee Park
KOR
2016
207 (-9)
Lydia Ko
NZL
2024
207 (-9)
Morgane Metraux
SUI
2024
Lowest Winning Score:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
267 (-17)
Nelly Korda
USA
2020
268 (-16)
Inbee Park
KOR
2016
Highest Winning Score:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
278 (-10)
Lydia Ko
NZL
2024
Lowest First-Round Score:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
65 (-7)
Celine Boutier
FRA
2024
65 (-6); WD
Ariya Jutanugarn
THA
2016
66 (-5)
Madelene Sagstrom
SWE
2020
Lowest Second-Round Score:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
62 (-9)
Nelly Korda
USA
2020
63 (-8)
Emily Kristine Pedersen
DEN
2020
63 (-8)
Stacy Lewis
USA
2016
64 (-8)
Brooke Henderson
CAN
2016
64 (-7)
Nanna Koerstz Madsen
DEN
2020
64 (-7)
Shanshan Feng
CHN
2020
65 (-7)
Ruoning Yin
CHN
2024
65 (-6)
Amy Yang
KOR
2016
65 (-6)
Leona Maguire
IRE
2016
65 (-6)
Mone Inami
JPN
2020
65 (-6)
Hannah Green
AUS
2020
Lowest Third-Round Score:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
65 (-6)
Lydia Ko
NZL
2016
65 (-6)
Daniela Darquea
ECU
2020
66 (-6)
Hannah Green
AUS
2024
66 (-5)
Su Oh
AUS
2016
66 (-5)
Lydia Ko
NZL
2020
Lowest Final-Round Score:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
62 (-9)
Maria Verchenova
RUS
2016
64 (-7)
Jessica Korda
USA
2020
64 (-7)
Kelly Tan
MAS
2020
65 (-7)
Albane Valenzuela
SUI
2024
65 (-6)
Haru Nomura
JPN
2016
65 (-6)
Lydia Ko
NZL
2020
65 (-6)
Yuka Saso
PHI
2020
65 (-6)
Danielle Kang
USA
2020
65 (-6)
Mone Inami
JPN
2020
Low Finish by Winner:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
66 (-5)
Inbee Park
KOR
2016
Low Start by Winner:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
66 (-5)
Inbee Park
KOR
2016
67 (-4)
Nelly Korda
USA
2020
High Start by Winner:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
72 (E)
Lydia Ko
NZL
2024
High Finish by Winner:
Score
Athlete
Country
Year
71 (-1)
Lydia Ko
NZL
2024
69 (-2)
Nelly Korda
USA
2020
Largest 18-Hole Lead:
Lead
Athlete
Country
Year
3 strokes
Celine Boutier
FRA
2024
1 stroke
Ariya Jutanugarn
THA
2016
1 stroke
Madelene Sagstrom
SWE
2020
Largest 36-Hole Lead:
Lead
Athlete
Country
Year
4 strokes
Nelly Korda
USA
2020
1 stroke
Inbee Park
KOR
2016
1 stroke
Morgane Metraux
SUI
2024
Largest 54-Hole Lead:
Lead
Athlete
Country
Year
3 strokes
Nelly Korda
USA
2020
2 strokes
Inbee Park
KOR
2016
2 strokes
Lydia Ko
NZL
2024
2 strokes
Morgane Metraux
SUI
2024
Largest Margin of Victory:
Lead
Athlete
Country
Year
5 strokes
Inbee Park
KOR
2016
2 strokes
Lydia Ko
NZL
2024
1 stroke
Nelly Korda
USA
2020
Playoffs (1):
2020 Playoff for Silver/Bronze:
- Mone Inami (JPN) defeated Lydia Ko (NZL) with a par-4 (No. 18) at the first extra hole of a sudden-death playoff to claim Silver Medal.
Biggest Final-Round Comeback to Win:
Lead
Athlete
Country
Year
-
-
-
-
Holes in One:
Athlete
Country
Hole
Round
Year
Lydia Ko
NZL
No. 8
R3
2016
Xiyu Lin
CHN
No. 8
R3
2016
Maria Verchenova
RUS
No. 4
R4
2016
Maha Haddioui
MAR
No. 7
R2
2020
Albatrosses:
Athlete
Country
Hole
Round
Year
-
-
-
-
-
Suspensions of play:
- 2020: Sunday: Due to dangerous weather in the area, the final round was suspended at 12:26 p.m. and resumed at 1:15 p.m., a delay of 49 minutes.
Withdrawals:
Year
Athlete
Country
Time of Withdrawl
2016
Ariya Jutanugarn
THA
After 13 holes in R3
2024
Noora Komulainen
FIN
After R3
Leader(s) by round:
Year
R1
R2
R3
R4
2016
Ariya Jutanugarn (THA)
65 (-6/+1)
Inbee Park (KOR)
132 (-10/+1)
Inbee Park (KOR)
202 (-11/+2)
Inbee Park (KOR)
268 (-16/+5)
2020
Madelene Sagstrom (SWE)
66 (-5/+1)
Nelly Korda (USA)
129 (-13/+4)
Nelly Korda (USA)
198 (-15/+3)
Nelly Korda (USA)
267 (-17/+1)
2024
Celine Boutier (FRA)
65 (-7/+3)
Morgane Metraux (SUI)
136 (-8/+1)
Lydia Ko (NZL), Morgane Metraux (SUI)
207 (-9/+2)
Lydia Ko (NZL)
278 (-10/+2)
Gold medalist position after each round:
Year
Champions
R1
R2
R3
R4
2016
Inbee Park (KOR)
T2 (-5)
1st (-10)
1st (-11)
1st (-16)
2020
Nelly Korda (USA)
T2 (-4)
1st (-13)
1st (-15)
1st (-17)
2024
Lydia Ko (NZL)
T13 (E)
3rd (-5)
T1 (-9)
1st (-10)
Miscellaneous:
Date
Winner
Score
Medals
Score
Course
Location
Par/Yardage
8/14/16
Inbee Park (KOR)
268 (-16)
Lydia Ko (NZL)
Shanshan Feng (CHN)
273 (-11)
274 (-10)
Olympic Golf Course
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
71/6,245
8/1/21
Nelly Korda (USA)
267 (-17)
*Mone Inami (JPN)
Lydia Ko (NZL)
268 (-16)
268 (-16)
Kasumigaseki Country Club (East Course)
Tokyo, Japan
71/6,648
8/10/24
Lydia Ko (NZL)
278 (-10)
Esther Henseleit (GER)
Xiyu Lin (CHN)
280 (-8)
281 (-7)
Le Golf National (Albatros Course)
Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, France
72/6,374
*Mone Inami (JPN) defeated Lydia Ko (NZL) with a par-4 (No. 18) at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to win Silver Medal
Other Records / Notes:
- 2016, 2024 – All six medalists – from both men’s and women’s competitions – represented six different countries.
- *2020 – 2020 Tokyo Olympics were postponed due to worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and held without spectators in 2021.
- 2020 – Paula Reto (RSA) was forced to withdraw after a positive Covid-19 test. She was replaced in the field by Diksha Dagar (IND).
- 2020 – The honor of hitting the opening tee shot belonged to Mone Inami (JPN).
- 2020 – The three medalists from 2016 – Inbee Park (KOR), Lydia Ko (NZL) and Shanshan Feng (CHN) – were grouped together for the first two rounds.
- 2024 – The honor of hitting the opening tee shot belonged to Perrine Delacour (FRA).
- 2024 – Lydia Ko (NZL) became the first Olympic golfer to complete the Olympic trifecta (gold/silver/bronze); she also became the only female with multiple medals in Olympic golf history and only athlete with multiple medals in the modern history of Olympic golf; three men earned multiple medals across the 1900 and 1904 Olympic golf competition (Chandler Egan/USA/one gold and one silver, Burt McKinnie/USA/one silver and one bronze, Frank Newton/USA/one silver and one bronze),
- 2024 – Ko (NZL) was inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame following her gold medal performance, earning the 27th point necessary for induction
- 2024 – Mariajo Uribe (COL) retired from professional golf following her third Olympic golf appearance