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There’s something raw about the Olympic podium. Cameras get so close to the athletes that fans a world away can watch as a single tear spills out of the eye, rolls down the cheek and hangs at the bottom of a chin. That was the scene for Lydia Ko, who was overcome with emotion at the weight of the moment. The tears appeared to start before she’d even holed her final birdie putt.
Ko didn’t just win Olympic gold, she played her way into the LPGA Hall of Fame, arguably the toughest Hall in all of sports, accomplishing her ultimate goal.
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Lydia Ko’s golden finish in Paris is what her career deserved

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The gold medal is priceless, of course. But the LPGA Hall of Fame point that comes with it might mean even more to Lydia Ko, who become just the 35th member of the prestigious Hall.
Ko also receives an exemption into the AIG Women’s British Open in two weeks, but she’s already in that field as well as the LPGA majors for 2025.
While this will not count as an official LPGA victory, all players in the field receive Rolex Rankings points.
On the podium, Ko received a long, slender box, which goes to all the medal winners in 2024. The box contains a commemorative poster.

What does Lydia Ko receive at the Paris Olympics besides the gold medal?

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Lydia Ko of New Zealand took home gold in the women's golf final at the Paris Olympics, with Esther Henseleit of Germany securing silver and Xiyu Lin of China winning bronze.

Lydia Ko Takes Gold as Team USA Misses Podium in Thrilling Paris Women's Golf Final

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Medal table | Olympic schedule |How to watch | Olympic news. Lydia Ko has competed in the three Olympics since golf returned to competition and has left the Games each time with a medal. On Saturday, the New Zealand native secured a gold medal for her collection at Le Golf National in Paris after shooting a final-round 71 to finish 10-under par, two shots ahead of silver medalist Esther Henseleit of Germany.

New Zealand's Lydia Ko completes Olympic medal collection with gold in women's golf

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Another Olympics, and another final round in which Lydia Ko will have a chance to stand on the podium when all is said and done. Entering the 2024 Paris Olympics with a bronze and silver medal around her neck courtesy of her performances at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics, the 27-year-old is now in the driver's seat to do one better and round out her medal collection with the one of utmost importance.

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Nelly Korda continues to look to defend her gold medal crown Friday at the Paris Olympics. Here's her scorecard and results from Round 3:

Nelly Korda score today at Paris Olympics: Scorecard, results from Round 3 at Le Golf National

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Morgan Pressel, who played on the LPGA Tour, offered an interesting apology.

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The scorecard signature could wait. Others needed to be written first. Over the previous five hours, it had been some afternoon at Le Golf National for Lydia Ko. She started the final round of the Olympic tournament tied for the lead. She surged ahead. She hung on. She won by two, and with it, she locked up LPGA Hall of Fame status and secured medals in all three Games since their return in 2016.

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10 August 2024, France, Paris: Olympics, Paris 2024, Golf, Singles, Ladies, 4th round, Lydia Ko from New Zealand waves after her victory. Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa (Photo by Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images) With her victory in the 2024 Paris Olympics women's golf tournament, Lydia Ko has earned the final...

With Olympic gold medal, Lydia Ko gets into the LPGA Hall of Fame

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An exciting Saturday awaits at Le Golf National outside Paris, with gold, silver and bronze medals on the line in the final round of the Olympic women’s golf tournament. The leaders have separated themselves from the rest of the field—just four players are within four shots of New Zealand’s Lydia Ko and Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux. But as Scottie Scheffler showed a week ago in the men’s competition when he shot a closing 62 to take the gold, a closing charge could turn almost anybody into a contender on Saturday.

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Inside Lydia Ko’s tearful journey to Olympic glory and the Hall of Fame

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Lydia Ko was crying in hotel rooms. Frequently, too. Whenever she’d get home from a disappointing round, tears were bound to follow. When...

Inside Lydia Ko’s tearful journey to Olympic glory and the Hall of Fame

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