Published July 17, 2008 on August 7, 2021

Kelly Tan’s Final Day Push at the Tokyo Olympics

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While the drama was unfolding atop the leadership early in the day, Kelly Tan of Malaysia was quietly putting together her own 29 on the back nine – where she started her round – with six birdies, including five on the last six holes. She cooled off on her final nine, but still finished at 7-under 64. It was a satisfying finish after entering the day five over par with rounds of 73-73-72.

 

 

“Yeah, honestly I felt the same every day, I felt that I could do that, it’s just that today the score reflected it and it’s really great to see,” Tan said. “Deep down I felt that I was playing really well, just that the first two days it didn’t show on my card but, yeah, it felt great to be able to just pull it off like that.

 

“To be able to shoot 7-under at the Olympics on the final round I think that’s something that I’ll never forget,” she added. “Shooting 29 on the back nine, that’s something I haven’t done in my career, so that’s a positive for me as well. Yeah, I know I didn’t get a medal, but I know that I fought hard and I played hard for my country and I’m really proud of the way I did and I bettered my position from the last Olympics and that’s all that matters, so it’s great to see those improvements.”

 

Kelly started the final day in joint 48^th position and was determined to finish her Olympic outing with a decent score, which she accomplished admirably.  She finished in joint 34^th position out of the 60 players, a definite improvement from her 51st  placing in the Rio Olympics in 2016.