Scottie Scheffler (USA) and Lydia Ko (New Zealand) became the Olympics Golf 2024 winners in the men’s and women’s matches respectively. Scottie finished 19 under par, while Lydia ended her game 10 under par. Both players faced intense competition from other pros but managed to keep their cool under pressure.
Here’s how the Olympics Golf 2024 winners performed in every round.
Women’s Podium
| Rank | Player | Total | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Strokes |
| 1 | Lydia Ko (New Zealand) | -10 | 72 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 278 |
| 2 | Esther Henseleit (Germany) | -8 | 72 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 280 |
| 3 | Xiyu Lin (China) | -7 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 281 |
Men’s Podium
| Rank | Player | Total | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Strokes |
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler (USA) | -19 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 265 |
| 2 | Tommy Fleetwood (Great Britain) | -18 | 67 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 266 |
| 3 | Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) | -17 | 63 | 68 | 71 | 65 | 267 |
Women’s Olympics Golf 2024 Winner: Highlights
It was a game of nerves in the final round of the women’s golf Olympics. Ko was tied for the lead position with Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux (nine under par) after 54 holes. However, Metraux went five-over and faded away from the lead position. Ko also bogeyed (going over par) her opening hole. Luckily, she managed to bounce back. She hit birdies (being under par) on Nos. 3 and 7. This gave her a 10 under-par score and a two-shot lead.
After this, she hit another birdie on No. 9. This gave her a comfortable four-shot lead with nine holes left to play. She extended her lead to five shots after the 11th hole. A mistake in the 13th hole cut her lead to three-shot ahead of Germany’s Esther Henseleit. She had a water ball on her approach, which led to a double bogey (going over par).
Meanwhile, Henseleit managed to bridge the gap to just one shot. She played birdies (being under par) on the 17th and 18th holes, and almost equalized Ko’s lead.
However, Ko remained steady and maintained the one-shot lead till the 18th tee. The final hole was par 5, where Ko’s drive found the middle of the fairway. She hit a birdie on her third shot, sealing her victory.
The crowd cheered as she approached the green for the final shot. She easily drained the ball, winning the gold medal by two shots.
Silver Medallist: Esther Henseleit
Henseleit came really close to winning. She hit a bogey in the 12th, but other than that her performance was consistent. She finished the final round with back-to-back birdies. She had a total of seven birdies and finished at 66, the second-lowest score of the final round. Thanks to this score, she managed to climb from the 20th to the second position, claiming the silver medal.
This was Henseleit’s Olympics debut and she became the first European woman to win an Olympic medal in the golf competition.
She has not yet won an LPGA Tour but has had three top-10 finishes in 2024.
Bronze Medallist: Lin Xiyu Janet
Lin Xiyu Janet had finished ninth in the Tokyo Games and at the 38th position in the Rio 2016 Games.
At this year’s Olympics, she managed to improve her performance. She carded seven under par, just one shot short of Henseleit and three short of Lydia Ko. She hit three birdies – the last one came at the final hole – to secure a podium finish.
Ko Becomes Three-Time Olympic Champion
With this victory, Ko became a three-time Olympic medallist. Golf was first introduced in the Olympics at the 2016 Rio Games, where Ko won a silver medal. This was followed by a bronze in the Tokyo Games, and now a gold in Paris.
The 27-year-old celebrated yet another win that day. She became the youngest inductee into the LPGA Hall of Fame.
Golfers must accumulate at least 27 points to become eligible for a spot in the Hall of Fame. As per the current qualification format, one point is awarded for every LPGA tour win, an Olympic medal, a Vare Trophy, or a Player of the Year award. Winning a major tournament is worth two points.
Ko has 20 LPGA victories and two Olympic medals. With the latest win, she became the 35th person inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame. She’s also the only New Zealander ever to win the prestigious title.
Men’s Olympics Golf 2024 Winner: Highlights
Spain’s Jon Rahm secured an early four-shot lead with seven holes to go on the final day of the match. However, Scottie Scheffler – the world’s number 1 player – charged ahead with a 9-under 62 to win the gold medal.
Scheffler opened with three straight birdies but lost momentum in the middle game. The tide began to turn when he hit birdies at the 10th and 12th holes. The 17th hole was tricky as Scheffler lost his tee shot in the deep fairway. However, he managed to reach the green in regulation.
Scheffler had just one hole left to secure the gold. His shot at 18 again ended in the rough beside a fairway. However, he pulled off yet another precise shot to reach the greens. He finished the fourth round at 62 and 9 under.
Meanwhile, John Rahm lost his lead with double bogeys and finished in the fifth position with 15 under.
Silver Medalist: Tommy Fleetwood
Fleetwood came close to winning the gold, as he finished just one shot short of Scheffler at 18 under par. Fleetwood was in excellent form as he tied the leaderboard with Scheffler with two holes to play. However, a bogey at the 17th hole cost him dearly. After this, he lost the tie and decided to play safe on the difficult 18th hole.
The 33-year-old pro has never won a Major.
Bronze Medallist: Hideki Matsuyama
This was Hideki Matsuyama’s second Olympic appearance. He did not win a medal at the Tokyo Olympics. This year, however, he carded an impressive 6-under 65 in the final round. He finished 17-under, just one stroke short of Fleetwood, and two short of Scheffler.
He scored 63-68-71-65 over four days and 72 holes. On the final day, he was 11-under in the fourth position. He cruised through the course, making four birdies to secure a bronze medal. Matsuyama is now Japan’s second player to win an Olympic medal in golf. Mone Inami had won silver in the women’s golf competition at the Tokyo Games.
Frenchman Victor Perez finished fourth at 16-under.
Scheffler Wins Another $8 Million Without Even Playing
Scheffler was missing from last week’s Wyndham Championship because of his Olympics commitment. However, he still won $8 million. That’s because he finished first in the Comcast Business Tour top 10 rankings. This entitled him to a big bonus.
Previously, he won a $4 million Comcast bonus in 2022. He will be seen next in the FedEx Cup playoffs in Memphis, Tennessee. He will be competing with the top 70 players in the FedEx Cup standings.
Scheffler has won 12 PGA Tour tournaments in his career. These include two Player Championships and two Major Championships. His first win was in 2022 when he won the Phoenix Open. A few months later, he won the Masters. He won his second Masters earlier this year. He is also the first player since Tiger Woods to win the Jack Nicklaus Award in consecutive seasons.
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