SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux fired an 8-under 28 on the front nine at Le Golf National in the second round of the women’s golf competition to set a new Olympic record.
Metraux began the day in a tie for third after carding a 2-under 70 in Round 1, racing out of the gate on Thursday with a birdie on the par-4 first hole to move to 3-under.
The 27-year-old then eagled the par-5 third hole after finding the green in two and burying her resulting 18-foot eagle putt. She proceeded to rattle off three more birdies on Nos. 4, 5 and 6 to move to 8-under for the tournament and 6-under for the round.
She cooled off a bit with a pair of pars on holes seven and eight but closed out her impressive opening run with another eagle on the par-5 ninth hole, making a nearly 16-footer after once again finding the green in two.
It’s the first 28 to be recorded on nine holes in both the men’s and women’s Olympic golf competitions this year. The score is also two shots lower than Metraux’s career-low nine-hole score on the LPGA Tour. She posted a front-nine 30 during Round 1 of the 2023 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G at Pinnacle Country Club.
Masterful front nine 💯
— LPGA (@LPGA) August 8, 2024
Morgane Metraux drains a 15' 7'' eagle putt on 9 to make the turn with the solo lead at -9. She currently has a three-shot lead!#Paris2024 | #Olympics https://t.co/r1NUMzXFDi
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