GURNEE, Ill. – South Korea’s Inbee Park was among the 60 women “ratified” by the International Golf Federation Tuesday as confirmed to compete in the Olympics next month in Rio de Janeiro.
Park, who has battled through a thumb injury to get herself ready for golf’s historic return to the Games, is among a contingent of women who are proving significantly more committed to the Olympics than the men.
While more than 20 men have withdrawn their names from Olympic golf consideration because of Zika virus, security or other concerns, just two women have declared themselves unavailable, South Africa’s Lee-Anne Pace and the Philippines’ Dottie Ardina.