Golf: Adam Scott jagged this mammoth 81-yard putt on the 4th for Birdie.
Scott drains monster 81-yard putt! | 00:19 Min Woo Lee booked his ticket to the Paris Olympics where he will play with sister Minjee on the Australian team after Cameron Smith failed to make the inroads needed in theSmith needed a miracle at Pinehurst No.2 to jump more than 30 places on the world rankings to usurp Lee in the final event before Monday’s qualification cut-off.
But while both carded back-to-back rounds over par across the weekend, Lee’s one-over final round propelled him to a third top-30 major finish this year, while Smith went backwards.Start Your Free Trial Today >The Queenslander shot a two-over 72, to finish on seven-over, equal with fellow Aussie Adam Scott in a tie for 32nd. They were the only three Australians to make the cut. Jason Day, the highest-ranked Aussie at world No.
Lee was fitted out for an Olympic uniform during last year’s Australian Open in Sydney and had made it clear one of his major goals for 2024 was to get to Paris.“My sister got to play in it a couple of times and it looked so special, so I’ll be very keen to get on that team and play for Australia.”The cut-off date for women’s Olympic qualifying is June 24, but Hannah Green and Minjee Lee will again wear green and gold, as they did in Tokyo, both sitting in the top 10 on the world rankings.
The pairing of Lee and Day in Paris will be make them the fifth and sixth male representatives at the Olympics. Scott Hend and Marcus Fraser played for Australia at Rio in 2016, while Smith and Marc Leishman played in Tokyo.The lack of Australian success at the US Open continued an 18 year drought. No Australian has won the US Open since Geoff Oglivy joined David Graham on the honour board in 2006.HOW AUSSIES FINISHED AT THE US OPENMissed Cut Cam Davis +9
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