This LPGA veteran is retiring after the Olympics. A medal is looking like a possible going-away gift

It’s a cliché response to say that the only real expectation Mariajo Uribe carried with her into this week’s Olympic women’s golf tournament was to enjoy herself. Still, when you’re playing the last competitive event of a fulfilling 14-year LPGA career, enjoying yourself is as good a reward as any.

And yet through 36 holes at Le Golf National outside Paris, Uribe might have to adjust her goals slightly. After shooting back-to-back two-under 70s in the opening two rounds, the 34-year-old from Colombia sits tied for fifth, four shots off the lead held by Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux and in the hunt for a medal.