With a round of 5-under 66, Inbee Park ran away from the field to win the first gold medal ever awarded for women’s golf. Here’s how things wrapped up in Rio, where Lydia Ko birdied the 18th hole to edge Shanshan Feng for silver:
Gold: This is Park’s 23rd worldwide win and her first since the Lorena Ochoa Invitational last November. Just three months ago, Park was struggling her way through to injury to reach the LPGA Hall of Fame. Heading into Rio, she had played just one event in two months – she missed the cut – and attention was turning toward a potential retirement. But for 72 holes at the Olympics, the seven-time major winner looked as sharp as she ever has. Up two to start the day,…
