Olympic Women's Golf: Prediction, Tips and Odds

After the drama of the men's event, the women's golf competition for Olympic gold, silver and bronze at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France begins on Wednesday.

World number one Scottie Scheffler landed gold for the USA in the men's tournament and his compatriot Nelly Korda, who sits top of the women's world rankings, is the +450 favorite to win and make it a United States sweep in the golf tournaments.

Korda won gold in Tokyo three years ago, holding off Japan's Mone Inami and New Zealand's Lydia Ko, and the American star is aiming to become the first player to successfully defend the title.

Olympic Women's Golf betting picks and predictions

Rose Zhang to win and each-way (+1600)

There are not many players in this field that have experience of playing Le Golf National, a course that has predominantly been used on the men's circuit, but one individual who tested herself on this track is Rose Zhang.

The 21-year-old only turned professional in 2023, but she already has two LPGA Tour titles to her name, landing the Mizuho Americas Open last year and the 2024 Cognizant Founders Cup in May.

Ranked eighth in the world, Zhang represented the USA in the 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy - the World Women's Amateur Team Championships - which was played in part at Le Golf National.

America took home the silver medal, behind Sweden, but Zhang finished that event as the joint-top individual scorer on -7, alongside Helen Briem of Germany and Swede Meja Ortengren.

The Californian was T6 on her last appearance at the Women's Open and her impressive approach play, which has her 20th in greens in regulation, should help her contend for the medals this week.

Hannah Green to win and each-way (+2500)

Australia have never won a medal in golf at the Olympics, but that could all change this week with Hannah Green making the trip from Down Under to Guyancourt.

The 27-year-old is a classy operator who has five LPGA Tour wins to her name, the first of those coming in 2019 when she won the Women's PGA Championship.

Green has been in solid form this year, landing the HSBC Women's World Championship in March and the JM Eagle LA Championship the following month, while her last outing resulted in a T14 finish at the Women's Open.

Le Golf National is a course that demands solid tee-to-green play and the Aussie has been thriving in the approach statistics, as she ranks 12th in greens in regulation.

With Green unrivalled in putts per green in regulation, she looks to have a strong chance of landing a medal if she can tighten up her driving accuracy.

Lydia Ko to win and each-way (+3300)

New Zealand's Ko is the only female player to have won two Olympic medals, having taken silver in Rio in 2016 before securing bronze in Tokyo.

The 27-year-old has enjoyed a fruitful career with two Major victories part of her 20 LPGA Tour wins, and she bounced back to form last time out with a T8 finish at the Women's Open.

Ko is dynamite on the greens, as she ranks in the top 10 for both putts per green in regulation and putting average, and a great putting performance should help get her into the mix to take the gold.

Olympic Women's Golf outright odds

Nelly Korda	+450
Lilia Vu	+850
Atthaya Thitikul	+850
Jin Young Ko	+1100
Brooke Henderson	+1400
Rose Zhang	+1600
Celine Boutier	+1800
Linn Grant	+1800
Miyu Yamashita	+1800
Hyo Joo Kim	+1800

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This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.