Nelly Korda arrives as favorite; here are odds, predictions for Women’s Olympic Golf Competition

Following Scottie Scheffler’s gold medal win, 60 of the world’s best female players will take part in the Women’s Olympic Golf Competition at Le Golf National this week.

World No. 1 Nelly Korda comes to Paris as the overwhelming favorite to win, having already made history in 2024. Like Scheffler, Korda’s odds are currently hovering around 4-to-1 in most markets, a testament to her strong performance this year.

But Korda has struggled a bit in recent weeks, missing the cut at the U.S. Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club and the KPMG Women’s Championship at Sahali, most recently finishing in a tie for 26th at the Amundi Evian Championship in France, her worst result in the nine tournaments in which she qualified.

Still, she won five straight tournaments, including the Chevron Championship in mid-April, then won her sixth tournament of the year at Liberty National, beating Australia’s Hannah Green by one stroke on Sunday in New Jersey, despite Korda not being in the best condition.

“Hopefully, [my game is] “It’s going in the right direction. I had some time off after Evian, put the clubs aside for a week and then trained for two weeks,” Korda said of the state of his game.

“I have [my coach] I’ve been playing with him this week and he’s always been a lot of fun to be around and very easy going. Golf is a funny game. Sometimes you feel like you’re on top of the world and then in a matter of seconds you feel like you’re at the bottom of the ocean. So you definitely get a good feel for the golf you’re playing, but it’s got to have all the elements mixed in and it doesn’t all work out all the time.”

Indeed, a golfer’s season can be a roller coaster filled with more despair than triumph, illustrating the difficulty of the sport and the realities of being a professional. That’s true of Korda, who hasn’t been the same player since she shot a 10 on the par-3 12th hole in the first round of the U.S. Women’s Open.

However, Korda did win gold in Tokyo in 2021.

So even if Korda doesn’t repeat her success from earlier this season, it would be a surprise to no one if she wins gold again.

Odds:

Latest Odds Provided for the ladies golf tournament in Paris DraftKings.

Nelly Korda +400

Ataya Titikul +850

Lilia Vu +900

Go Jinyoung +1100

Brooke Henderson +1400

Rose Chan +1600

Lynn Grant +1600

Miyu Yamashita +1800

Minjee Lee +1800

Kim Hyo Joo +1800

Celine Boutier +1800

Lu Ning Ying +2000

Hannah Green +2000

Shurin +2200

Charlie Hull +2200

Patty Tabatanakit +2500

Leona Maguire +2500

Yuka Sasao +3000

Lydia Ko +3000

Georgia Hall +3500

Carlota Ciganda +3500

Amy Yang +400

Maya Stark +4500

Photo: Andrew Redington/Getty Images

prediction:

Bronze: Nelly Korda (USA)

Korda will be back on the podium, but this time she will take home the bronze medal. Le Golf National is a difficult course for the ladies this week, playing a par 72, which is long and requires good ball striking, two of Korda’s strengths. Plus, she spent a few weeks at home with her family to recharge her batteries and prepare for the Olympics and the Women’s Open. So she will arrive in Paris refreshed. I expect Korda to bounce back and finish third in a close contest.

Silver: Hannah Green (Australia)

Hannah Green is the only player other than Korda to record multiple wins on the LPGA this season, having won the HSBC Women’s World Championship in March and the JM Eagle Championship in late April. She also finished second to Korda at Liberty National and hasn’t missed the cut since the Chevron in mid-April, proving she is currently one of the best women in the world. The Australian will be counting on her excellent ball-striking to take home the silver medal on Saturday.

Gold Award: Celine Bouthier (France)

The women’s golf gold medal will stay in France because Celine Boutier will win at Le Golf National, where she has played hundreds of times. Perhaps no one has a better feel for this difficult course than Boutier, so I believe she will have a lot of success this week. And she’s scheduled to play. She last won in October 2023 in Malaysia. Boutier’s best result was at the HSBC Women’s World Championship earlier this year, where she lost to Hannah Green. But this time, Boutier will beat Green on her home turf in Paris.

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