Ireland’s Leona Maguire dropped to second-last in the Paris Olympic golf rankings after shooting an 11-over 83 in the third round, while Lydia Ko and Morgan ·Morgane Metraux tied for first place.
After a painful day, Maguire suffered a quadruple bogey on the 15th hole and a triple bogey on the 16th hole. His current score is 24 over par. Among the top 60 players, only Finland Player Noora Komulainen finished below her at 28 over.
The 29-year-old, a two-time winner on the LPGA Tour, also won the Women’s European Tour Aramco Series event in London last month but struggled at Le Golf National, finishing in the first two rounds. Shot 78, then 79.
New Zealand’s Takashi, who won silver at Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and bronze at Tokyo three years ago, is expected to complete his Olympic medal journey. Zhang Qiang and Japanese player Miyu Yamashita scored two shots.
Ko shot 4-under 68 with six birdies and two bogeys, while half-time leader Metraus salvaged a sloppy round with an eagle at the end. 71, 1 under.
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Zhang shot a 5-under 67, which included three birdies on a perfect front nine, then two eagles on 14 and 18, despite a double bogey on 15 preventing The 21-year-old joined Gao and Metro on their way to the top.
Defending champion and world No. 1 Nellie Korda fell five shots behind at 4 under after shooting a 2-under 70, finishing on holes 1 and 3. After five birdies, he suffered his third and final bogey on the 17th hole, recovering from bogeys on the first and third holes.
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Hannah Green closed out the day with a 6-under 66, capped by a stunning back nine that saw the Australian birdie five of the holes Four birdies and a bogey at 15 improved to 3 under.
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