Lydia Ko of New Zealand took home gold in the women's golf final at the Paris Olympics, with Esther Henseleit of Germany securing silver and Xiyu Lin of China winning bronze.
Lydia Ko of New Zealand withstood a strong push from Germany's Esther Henseleit and China's Xiyu Lin toKo, who looked poised to run away with gold, at one point sitting at 11 under par-five strokes ahead of the competition-thanks to her stellar play in rounds two and three and on the front nine Saturday, watched her lead start to diminish as Henseleit birdied six times in the fourth round, and Lin birdied on three of the final four holes.
But Ko, with Henseleit and Lin done for the day, remained calm under pressure, sinking a birdie putt on the 18th to take home gold, the third Olympic medal of her career.An emotional Ko embraced her competitors and caddie as she realized she had achieved what no other golfer has-a full complement of Olympic medals.
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