Ally Ewing was at the Sahalee Country Club clubhouse on Sunday, poised to compete in the Olympics. She was tied for second place in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at three under par, and she needed to finish alone in fifth or better to qualify for the competition later this summer in Paris.
Lilia Vu, Jin Young Ko, and Miyu Yamashita all birdied the 18th to go four under, putting Ewing in a tie for sixth place after 90 minutes. The trio of birdies left Ewing only one spot away from qualifying for the Olympics. When the rankings were revealed on Monday, she was 16th in the world, barely 0.1192 points short of the 15th spot she needed.
The field was determined Monday following the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship using the Olympic Golf Rankings, which incorporate the Rolex Women’s Golf Rankings. Countries can have up to two representatives, unless they have more than two in the top 15 rankings. Nations may send four players if all are in the top 15.
For the first time since golf returned to the Olympics in 2016, no country will send four athletes. The United States and South Korea will each field three athletes, with Nelly Korda, Lilia Vu, and Rose Zhang qualifying for the Americans.
Amy Yang’s overwhelming Women’s PGA victory secured her a spot in South Korea’s field, propelling her from No. 25 to No. 5 in the world with her first career major. She will join Jin Young Ko and Hyo Joo Kim.
Yamashita, who typically competes on the JLPGA Tour, was the other player to secure her spot in the field. Her T-2 propelled her to global No. 19, passing Ayaka Furue (No. 20) and Nasa Hataoka (No. 24) for the final slot in Japan.
The women’s competition runs from August 7 to 10, three days after the men’s competition, at Le Golf National, which hosted the 2018 Ryder Cup. Celine Boutier and Perrine Delacour will compete for France, their home country.
Korda won the gold medal in 2021, followed by Japan’s Mone Inami in silver and New Zealand’s Lydia Ko in bronze. Inami did not qualify this year, but Ko will still represent New Zealand.
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