Paris 2024 Olympics - Golf - Women's Round 1 - Le Golf National, Guyancourt, France - August 07, 2024. Celine Boutier of France in action during the first round REUTERS/Paul Childs
GUYANCOURT (Reuters) - France's Celine Boutier raced into an early lead as the women's golf competition at the Paris Games got under way on Wednesday after the main home medal hope negotiated a tricky course better than other favourites like defending champion Nelly Korda.
The women's tournament will follow the same format as the men's contest won by American Scottie Scheffler on Sunday, with 60 participants teeing off for a 72-hole, stroke-play contest over four days at Le Golf National south of Paris.
