The opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics is July 26. The ladies’s golf competitors doesn’t start till Aug. 7.
That leaves gamers loads of time to be followers.
Golf is certainly one of 32 core sports activities in these Video games. Sixty males and 60 girls will compete of their respective occasions, with the boys going first, Aug. 1-4.
The fields had been confirmed Tuesday by the Worldwide Golf Federation.
Each will play Le Golf Nationwide, website of the 2018 Ryder Cup. And whereas the three girls who will signify the U.S. are trying ahead to taking part in, they’re additionally desirous to benefit from the expertise.
“I could arrive a day or two prior and simply get pleasure from myself. The Olympics is a particular time, and to soak within the expertise additionally entails interacting with different athletes and seeing how they’re performing or competing,” Rose Zhang mentioned Wednesday on the Amundi Evian Championship, the LPGA’s fourth of 5 majors.
“I watched the Olympics ever because the I used to be an itty-bitty particular person. I watched all of the completely different occasions – gymnastics, swimming, observe and discipline – and now calling myself an Olympian will not be one thing that I’ve ever thought of earlier than simply because it was thus far into the long run.”
Zhang mentioned Crew USA has a lodge nearer to the course and that they won’t be staying within the village.
“Yeah, we’re staying in Versailles, so tremendous excited for that,” mentioned Lilia Vu. “I’m additionally making an attempt to go see the gymnastics. I believe that’s one factor that I wished to go do, and perhaps different sports activities. I believe my dad wished to look at desk tennis, so I would go along with him.
“I imply, there are such a lot of sports activities, so many individuals from completely different nations, and hopefully I meet some individuals on the market.”
Vu, like Zhang, might be making her Olympic debut. The third U.S. qualifier, nevertheless, is greater than only a returnee: she’s the defending champion.
Nelly Korda would be the favourite so as to add one other gold medal to the shelf she had specifically in-built her dwelling workplace to showcase her accomplishment.
She didn’t say on Wednesday how a lot she’ll go away her “bubble” in Paris, however she beforehand expressed how a lot she was going to benefit from the pastries and taking part in the function of vacationer.
She’ll even be watching as the boys vie for medals.
“I’m undoubtedly going to go watch the fellows on the ultimate day and root on the U.S.,” she mentioned, “and get to look at the fellows that I grew up idolizing and watch daily on TV.”
