Tight at the top in battle for Olympic golf gold

Paris 2024 Olympics leaderboard, information three

-9 Metraux (SUI), Ko (NZ); -7 Zhang (US), Yamashita (JPN)

Selected others: -4 Korda (US), Boutier; +3 Hall (GB); +5 Hull (GB)

New Zealand's Lydia Ko and Switzerland's Morgane Metraux will caput into nan last time of nan women's play title tied astatine nine-under par aft an eventful time astatine Le Golf National.

Overnight leader Metraux had been one-over for nan time until an eagle connected nan 18th saw her motion for a one-under 71.

Ko, who already has metallic and bronze medals from nan past 2 Olympic Games, is good positioned to effort and complete nan group pinch golden connected Saturday aft carding a four-under 68 to climb 2 spots connected nan leaderboard.

Behind her sits America's Rose Zhang and Japan's Yamashita Miyu, who are 2 shots backmost astatine seven-under par.

Also successful nan hunt are Nelly Korda and first-round leader Celine Boutier, tied for seventh astatine four-under.

Great Britain's Charley Hull and Georgia Hall stay retired of badge contention.

Hull posted a 3rd information three-under 69 arsenic she continued to repair immoderate of nan harm from her disastrous nine-over 81 successful Wednesday's opening round.

Team-mate Hall carded a one-under 71 to beryllium astatine 3 complete overall.