Lydia Ko has been the most consistent Olympic golfer of the last 120 years.
That is undeniably true — although the reason it is undeniably true is because golf didn’t exist at the Olympics after the 1904 edition until it was reintroduced in 2016. In Rio that year, Ko won the silver medal. Five years later, she won the bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Now, she sits three back of the lead at the halfway point of the women’s golf competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics after shooting a 5-under 67 in the second round, the fourth-best round of the day. The New Zealander trails Morgane Metraux of Switzerland by three and Ruoning Yin of China by two.
The 67 came one day after a bumpy 72 had her outside the top 10. Thursday’s round was anything but bumpy. Ko went out in 32 and came home in 35 with six birdies and just one bogey on the final hole.
“Today I playing really solid … I think being consistent is really important around here, especially off the tee,” said Ko. “A little bit of a sloppy finish, I would say … but, obviously, nice to have a good round under my belt and be if a good position for the next two days.”
Ko is now in good position for a couple of things. The first is a…
