Scottie Scheffler produced a spectacular 9-under 62 at Le Golf Nationwide on Sunday, equalling the course file and rising from a star-studded leaderboard to win gold on the Olympic males’s golf competitors.
On an exhilarating last day within the outskirts of Paris, the American was flawless from begin to end, reaching 19-under-par as he surged to victory, highlighted by a formidable back-nine 29 to underline his standing because the world No.1.
Crew GB’s Tommy Fleetwood fell simply in need of emulating Rio 2016 gold medalist Justin Rose as a closing 66 noticed him must accept silver, one shot behind at 18-under.
Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama rounded out the rostrum finishers with bronze, ending a shot additional again.
Frenchman Victor Perez delighted the house crowd with a superb final-round 63 to complete solo fourth at 16-under, with Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm sharing fifth at 15-under.
Scheffler trailed in a single day co-leaders Xander Schauffele – who was focusing on back-to-back golds – and Rahm by 4 pictures however confirmed his pedigree to observe up a quick begin with an electrical end that included a run of 4 straight birdies from holes 14 to 17.
The victory is Scheffler’s seventh title of what has been a exceptional yr, which already included his profitable title defence of The Gamers Championship and his second inexperienced jacket on the Masters Match in April.
Fleetwood held a share of the lead with Scheffler on the seventeenth tee, however a miscued chip shot from behind the inexperienced led to a pricey bogey and he was unable to discover a birdie on the final to pressure a playoff after his method over-shot the inexperienced.
“There may be a part of me that’s disenchanted, however I by no means dreamt I might be an Olympic medallist so I’m unbelievably proud and pleased with how the week went,” Fleetwood stated. “Standing on that podium with a medal was one of the particular moments I’ve ever had.”
Matsuyama, who held a share of the midway lead, misplaced floor on Saturday with a level-par 71, however he bounced again in fashion with a bogey-free 65 to medal in his second Olympics.
Earlier within the day, Rahm appeared on monitor to win gold for Spain as he opened up a four-shot lead across the flip, however back-to-back bogeys at 11 and 12 thwarted his momentum. A double bogey-7 on the par-5 14th additional damage his hopes earlier than he missed out on the rostrum altogether with back-to-back bogeys on his last two holes.
RORY RUES COSTLY VISIT TO THE WATER
McIlroy completed alongside his Ryder Cup teammate after a spirited closing 66, with a double bogey on the fifteenth when he discovered water together with his method in the end ending his probability of a medal.
Summing up the week’s expertise, McIlroy stated: “I nonetheless suppose that the Ryder Cup is the very best match that we’ve got in our sport, by way of pure competitors, however I feel this [the Olympics] has the potential to be proper up there with it.
“With how a lot of a shit present the skilled sport of golf is true now, you concentrate on the 2 tournaments that may be the purest type of competitors in our sport, we don’t play for cash in both of them. So it speaks volumes for what’s vital in sport. I feel each single participant this week has had an incredible expertise.”
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