Women's golf: Metraux takes second-round golf lead; quadruple bogey dooms USA's Korda

Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Morgane Metraux recorded a 66 on Thursday to take a 1-stroke lead on the field at the 2024 Paris Olympics women's golf tournament. A quadruple bogey doomed American Nelly Korda, who sits six strokes behind.

Metraux, of Switzerland, was tied for third at 2-under through the first 18 holes Wednesday at Le Golf National. She carded five birdies, two eagles and three bogeys on Thursday for an overall score of 8-under.

France's Celine Boutier, who was in first at 7-under through the first 18 holes, was 4-over in the second round. She is tied for sixth at 3-under through 36 holes.

China's Yin Ruoning, who was even par Wednesday, was 7-under Thursday and is in second. New Zealand's Lydia Ko is in third at 5-under through two rounds.

Korda, the No. 1 women's golfer in the world, entered the day at even par, seven strokes behind Boutier, and tied for 13th. She was 2-under on Thursday and is tied for 12th with fellow American Rose Zhang, among others.

Team USA's Lilia Vu is tied for 14th at 1-under through 36 holes.

Korda appeared in line to make a giant leap up the leaderboard, with a score of 6-under through 15 holes. She birdied No. 15 to reach that score, but scored a quadruple bogey on No. 16 to lose four strokes. She lost another stroke with a bogey on No. 17, but finished the round with a birdie on No. 18.

The third round of the Paris 2024 women's golf tournament will tee off at 3 a.m. EDT Friday at Le Golf National. Coverage will air on NBC's Golf Channel.