Olympics - Golf - New Zealand's Lydia Ko wins women's golf gold in Paris

Lydia Ko, of New Zealand, waves to the crowd wearing her gold medal during the medal ceremony following the final round of the women's golf event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, at Le Golf National, in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. - AP

GUYANCOURT, France (Reuters): New Zealand's Lydia Ko won gold in the women's Olympic golf competition with a final score of 10 under par on Saturday, completing her medal set after silver in Rio and bronze in Tokyo.

In a tense finish at Le Golf National south of Paris, Ko held off a late charge from Germany's Esther Henseleit, who claimed silver two strokes behind the New Zealander.