The Olympic self-discipline of golf ends at Le Golf Nationwide with out medals for the Spanish delegation. After Jon Rahm’s disappointment within the males’s class, Carlota Ciganda and Azahara Muñoz are removed from the medals after 4 rounds by which they haven’t managed to get their finest degree.
Gold went to New Zealander Lydia Ko, who completed her rating at -10 over par. Finishing the rostrum, German Esther Henseleit with -8 takes silver and Chinese language Xiju Janet Lin bronze with -7. With this gold, Lydia manages to have on her listing of achievements the three totally different medals that may be gained on the Olympic Video games after the bronze in Tokyo and the silver in Rio de Janeiro.
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Malaga’s Azahara had a primary day the place she made a variety of errors, she improved within the following rounds, however not sufficient to the touch the rostrum. She got here near the Olympic diploma, simply two strokes away and has been not noted of the highest eight.
For her half, Pamplona native Carlota Ciganda was unable to beat the dangerous emotions of the primary day and has plummeted to forty ninth place with a remaining +13 over par.
Lydia Ko, outcomes
Azahara Muñoz completed the final spherical with one other -3, equalling the rating of the 2 earlier days with 69 strokes.
With 14 holes beneath par, she accomplished a really strong spherical, nearly with out errors, though with out nice successes both. 4 birdies and a bogey full her journey by the Parisian circuit. The poor spherical of the primary day disadvantaged her of entering into the highest eight and getting that treasured Olympic diploma, which might have been an ideal success for the 133rd on the earth golf rating.
In statements to the social networks of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation, she summarised her Olympic participation: “After the end result I had on Wednesday, I’m tremendous happy with the comeback I’ve made by taking part in spectacular golf each week.
Solely a few dangerous pictures on Wednesday penalised me loads, however I am going to persist with that. I’m very joyful”. Concerning being near the diploma, she says, “it saddens me, however I don’t need to have a look at it like that”.
Carlota Ciganda has not had the Olympic Video games she dreamed of when she certified for Paris. From the primary day of competitors she didn’t begin effectively and didn’t get the troublesome activity. She completed over par (+1, +6, +3 and +3 respectively) on all 4 days.
In whole, +13 which places her in forty ninth place. Carlota Ciganda is glad with having been capable of signify Spain, which is an “honour”, as she stated for the Royal Spanish Golf Federation. “I’m sorry to have performed so badly, however it’s golf and the expertise of the occasion has been good,” she acknowledged.
And concerning her Olympic participation usually and what it’s wish to be in Paris: “Off the course we had fun after which seeing Spain win all of the medals and all of the tournaments by which they’ve competed, particularly in groups which have finished very effectively”.
The participation of the Spanish golfers in Paris 24 is disappointing. At Le Golf Nationwide, the Spanish flag won’t be raised on any podium. After the catastrophe of “Rahmbo” within the final holes, the 2 ladies representing Spain haven’t managed to enhance their scenario.
Waiting for Los Angeles 2028, the outlook is constructive, though the dearth of decision of the small particulars on day “x” and second “y” have taken a heavy toll on each Rahm and Azahara, who’ve come near profitable an Olympic medal or diploma respectively.