López Leads the Way for Mexico in Olympic Golf Debut

Mexican women golfers make their Olympic debut in Paris. Gabriela López shines with an impressive first round, placing third overall. María Fassi struggles but remains determined.

López Leads the Way for Mexico in Olympic Golf Debut
Gaby López is in third place at the end of the first round of stroke play at Paris 2024 golf. Credit: CONADE

Mexican women's golf made its debut at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, after the selected Gabriela López Butrón and María José Fassi Álvarez participated in the first round of the individual stroke play that takes place at the prestigious Le Golf National course, located on the outskirts of the French capital.

Gaby López got off to a good start by closing the first 18 holes with 70 strokes and two under par, in which she achieved five birdies and three bogeys to position herself as the third best in the general classification of a total of 60 golfers and only two strokes away from second place.