Brooke Henderson ran out of steam in her late cost for the Olympic podium.
The Canadian golf star was one again of a bronze-medal place via 12 holes on Saturday earlier than bogeys on Nos. 13 and 15 took her out of a multi-player battle for medals.
Lydia Ko of New Zealand gained gold at 10 underneath, edging Esther Henseleit of Germany by two strokes. China’s Janet Lin Xiyu was one other shot again and gained bronze. Ko carded a ultimate spherical of 1-under 71 par to take the win, which was simply sufficient to fend off the six-under cost Henseleit delivered on the ultimate day.
The gold accomplished the set for Ko, who took silver in Rio in 2016 and bronze on the delayed Tokyo Video games three years in the past. It additionally certified her for induction into the World Golf Corridor of Fame.
5 again of third place getting into the fourth spherical, Henderson raised medal hopes by going 3 underneath via 10. She settled for a 1-under 71 and was 3 underneath for the match.
Henderson’s greatest spherical was the third spherical when she shot 67.
The Smiths Falls, Ont., native is a 13-time winner on the LPGA Tour.
Henderson was competing in her third Olympics.
