![]() ![]() “Congratulations to Minjee, Hannah, Cameron and Marc, it’s fantastic to have you on the Team. “We’re absolutely delighted to name these four wonderful golfers to the Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo,” Mr Chesterman said. ![]() The pair teamed up to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in April and will join forces again as Australia’s two male golfers at Tokyo 2020.Ĭhef de Mission for the Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo Ian Chesterman congratulated the golfers on their selection. Leishman and Smith have both performed on golf’s biggest stages, with Smith runner up at the 2020 Masters and Leishman finishing top five at the Masters this year. Green has already produced four top-10 finishes on the LPGA Tour this season including a runner-up spot in the Women’s World Championships in April, and became just the third Australian woman to win a major when she took out the Women’s PGA Championship in 2019. Lee, who finished seventh at Rio 2016, is a five-time winner on the LPGA Tour, with two top-10 finishes already in the 2021 season. The golfers secured their spots for Tokyo with their world ranking, with Lee (14), Green (15), Smith (28) and Leishman (34) the top ranked Australians on tour. ![]() The Australian Olympic Committee has announced the four-person Golf Team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with Rio Olympian Minjee Lee named for her second Games, and Hannah Green, Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith to make their Olympic debut. ![]()
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