LPGA stars Minjee Lee and Hannah Green arrive at Olympics golf men’s final as fans root for Min Woo Lee in national colors
Minjee Lee and Hannah Green were seen in Paris supporting their compatriot and also the former's brother, golfer Min Woo Lee in the men's golf event at the Olympics. The event is taking place at Le Golf National where Lee has put in a decent performance so far. His sister Minjee and fellow LPGA Tour player Green were spotted cheering him on from the sidelines.
The men's golf competition began on Thursday, August 1, and after three rounds Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffele were leading the pack. The current state of play in the final round on Sunday, August 4, has Lee in a tie for 25th place, at the time of writing.
The official Olympics Golf account on X(formerly Twitter) shared a photo of Minjee Lee and Hannah Green wearing Australia jerseys as they supported Min Woo Lee. Check out the pictures below:
Lee started the final round of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday, August 4, with two back-to-back birdies on the fourth and fifth holes. He has played seven holes and is tied for 25th place at the time of writing.
He did not have a good start at the Paris Olympics and struggled in the first round when he shot 76. However, the Aussie bounced back in the second round and shot 65. He continued with the good game and carded another round of 68 on Saturday.
Minjee Lee and Hannah Green set to represent Australia in women's golf at Paris Olympics 2024
Minjee Lee and compatriate Hannah Green will compete in the women's golf individual stroke play competition at the Paris Olympics 2024 next week. They have secured their spots in the prestigious tournament and have arrived at the venue ahead of the event.
The women's field will feature 60 players from various countries competing in a four-day, 72-hole stroke play format.
Here is the field of women's golf event at the Paris Olympics 2024:
- Australia - Hannah Green, Minjee Lee
- Austria - Emma Spitz
- Belgium - Manon De Roey
- Canada - Brooke Henderson, Alena Sharp
- China - Ruoning Yin, Xiyu Lin
- Chinese Taipei - Peiyun Chien, Wei-Ling Hsu
- Colombia - Mariajo Uribe
- Czech Republic - Klara Davidson Spilkova, Sara Kouskova
- Denmark - Emily Kristine Pedersen, Nanna Koerstz Madsen
- Finland - Ursala Wikstrom, Noora Komulainen
- France - Celine Boutier, Perrine Delacour
- Germany - Esther Henseleit, Alexandra Forsterling
- Great Britain - Charley Hull, Georgia Hall
- India - Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar
- Ireland - Leona Maguire, Stephanie Meadow
- Italy - Alessandra FanaliJapan - Yuka Saso, Miyu Yamashita
- Malaysia - Ashley LauMexico - Gaby Lopez, Maria Fassi
- Netherlands - Anne van Dam,
- New Zealand - Lydia Ko, Momoka Kobori
- Norway - Celine Borge, Madelene Stavnar
- Philippines - Bianca Pagdanganan, Dottie Ardina
- Scotland - Gemma Dryburgh
- Singapore - Shannon Tan
- Slovenia - Ana Belac
- South Africa - Ashleigh Buhai, Paula Reto
- South Korea - Jin Young Ko, Amy Yang, Hyo Koo Kim
- Spain - Carlota Ciganda, Azahara Munoz
- Sweden - Maja Stark, Linn Grant
- Switzerland - Albane Valenzuela, Morgane Metraux
- Thailand - Atthaya Thitikul, Patty Tavatanakit
- United States - Nelly Korda, Lilia Vu, Rose Zhang
The women's golf competition will begin with its inaugural round on August 7 and conclude on August 10 at Le Golf National.