Meet the three American women aiming to emulate Scottie Scheffler and win Olympic gold for Team USA

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Women’s golf at the Paris 2024 Olympics starts on Thursday! The Golfing Gazette takes a look at the three players looking to win gold for Team USA.

The men only finished playing on Sunday and Le Golf National is already set to host another Olympic competition.

It was Scottie Scheffler who came out victorious last week after an incredible nine-under final round to finish on 19 under par.

The American surpassed the likes of Tommy Fleetwood, Hideki Matsuyama and Jon Rahm to add another piece of silverware to his healthy collection.

Now, it is the women’s turn to put on a show at the Olympics. Here are the three players hoping to emulate Scheffler and add to Team USA’s medal tally this week.

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Team USA’s female golfers at the Paris 2024 Olympics

Nelly Korda – world number one

Nelly Korda is one of three female golfers representing Team USA at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The 26-year-old is clearly the best player in the world, despite missing the cut at the U.S. Women’s Open, having won seven LPGA Tour events this season.

Korda has enjoyed representing her country in the past, taking home the gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She has also performed well at the Solheim Cup, winning in 2019, 2021 and 2023 with an overall record of seven wins, four losses and one draw. It comes as no surprise that she is the firm favourite to go all the way in Paris.

Lilia Vu – world number two

Lilia Vu is the world number two on the back of two major victories in 2023. The 26-year-old won the Chevron Championship and the Women’s British Open last year.

2024 has not been quite so successful but she did win the Meijer LPGA Classic and finished second at the Women’s PGA Championship. Vu has proven to perform on the biggest occasions and should be amongst the top players at Le Golf National this week.

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Rose Zhang – world number nine

Team USA’s third player, Rose Zhang, would be somewhat of a surprise winner of the gold medal. However, that is not to say that she is not capable of causing an upset in Paris. The 21-year-old already has two LPGA wins to her name, most recently the 2024 Cognizant Founders Cup, so she will be hopeful of an excellent Olympics debut performance.