On the second day of the women's golf competition at the Paris 2024 Olympics, the rankings were shaken up when Morgane Metraux had a great performance and rose to the top position with a score of -8.

Morgane Metraux entered the Paris 2024 Olympics ranked 137th in the world and was not expected to compete for a medal. However, the Swiss golfer surprised everyone with a strong start. She finished the first day in third place with a score of -2. And on the second day, Metraux fired a second round 6-under 66 on Friday at Le Golf National, which included an Olympic-record 28 on the front nine thanks to a pair of eagles. She sits at 8-under par total through 36 holes, winning 4 birdies and 2 eagles.

Ranked 137th in the world, Switzerland's Morgane Metraux is a surprise leader after 36 holes at Le Golf National/ PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU

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After two days of competition, with a score of -8, Metraux has taken the top spot from Celine Boutier, the host country's golfer from France, dropping to 6th place with -3. In second place is Ruoning Yin from China with -7 while Lydia Ko from New Zealand is in 3rd place with -5. Notably, two female golfers from Southeast Asia also played quite impressively. Bianca Pagdanganan from the Philippines and Atthaya Thitikul from Thailand are tied for 6th place with a score of -3.

At Le Golf National, world number one Nelly Korda is still the center of attention. The 26-year-old American had a good day and was close to the lead at one point. However, the par-3 16th hole turned into a disaster when Korda had a quadruple bogey. In frustration, she needed 3 putts to complete the 17th hole. At the end of the second round, Korda still could not reach the medal group. She dropped to 12th place with a score of -2.

“Unfortunate that I played 16 holes of such solid golf, felt really good out there and the wind was just off my left. I didn't hit my nine iron that great. I was between my pitching wedge and nine iron and went with the longer club. ... If this would have happened on the fourth day, I would be really, really heartbroken, but I know I have 36 more holes to make something happen,” Korda said in disappointment.

Not only Korda, her two compatriots Rose Zhang and Lilia Vu also had a bad day. Zhang tied for 12th place while Vu was in 14th place with a score of -1.

Round 2 in the books as Morgane Metraux leads by one shot at Le Golf National. #Paris2024 | #Olympics pic.twitter.com/tSh3J1CP1f

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