'Cinderella story' - Lydia Ko adds Women's Open title to Olympic gold 

Ireland's Leona Maguire finished tied for 37th. She had been level par heading into the final round but carded a four-over 76 to finish the tournament. 
'Cinderella story' - Lydia Ko adds Women's Open title to Olympic gold 

Lydia Ko holds aloft the trophy after winning the 2024 AIG Women's Open on day four at St Andrews. Picture: Steve Welsh/PA Wire.

Lydia Ko completed a fairytale fortnight by adding the AIG Women's Open title at St Andrews to her Olympic gold medal from Paris.

The New Zealander started the final round in a share of fourth but made three birdies over a flawless first 14 holes to challenge for the title, which boiled down to a thrilling finale between Ko, Nelly Korda and Lilia Vu tied at the top of the leaderboard on six under par.

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