{"id":1252992,"date":"2024-08-04T18:57:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T18:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1252992"},"modified":"2024-08-04T18:58:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T18:58:10","slug":"mens-olympic-golf-competition-paris-2024-r4-scottie-scheffler-wins-gold-medal-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/mens-olympic-golf-competition-paris-2024-r4-scottie-scheffler-wins-gold-medal-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottie Scheffler wins gold medal in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

World number 1<\/a> Scottie Scheffler produced a spectacular final round 9-under 62 at Le Golf National, equaling the course record and emerging from a star-studded leaderboard to win gold at the Olympic men\u2019s golf competition.<\/p>\n

The American was flawless from start to finish, reaching 19-under 265 as he surged to victory, highlighted by an impressive back-nine 29.<\/p>\n

Scheffler trailed overnight co-leaders Xander Schauffele \u2013 who was targeting back-to-back golds \u2013 and Rahm by four shots but showed his pedigree to follow up a fast start with an electric finish that included a run of four straight birdies from Nos. 14-17.<\/p>\n

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Scottie Scheffler (Photo by Chris Condon\/PGA TOUR\/IGF)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The victory is Scheffler\u2019s seventh title of what has been a remarkable year, which already included his successful title defense of THE PLAYERS Championship and his second green jacket at the Masters Tournament in April.<\/p>\n

Tommy Fleetwood of Great Britain fell just short of emulating Rio 2016 gold medalist Justin Rose as a closing 66 saw him settle for silver, one shot behind at 18-under. Japan\u2019s Hideki Matsuyama rounded out the podium finishers with bronze, finishing a shot further back.<\/p>\n

Fleetwood held a share of the lead with Scheffler on the 17th tee, but a miscued chip shot from behind the green led to a bogey and proved costly as he was unable to find a birdie at the last to force a playoff.<\/p>\n

Matsuyama, who held a share of the halfway lead, lost ground on Saturday with a level-par 71, but he bounced back in style with a bogey-free 65 to medal in his second Olympics.<\/p>\n

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Tommy Fleetwood (Photo by Tracy Wilcox\/PGA TOUR\/IGF)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Frenchman Victor Perez delighted the home crowd with a brilliant final-round 63 to finish solo fourth at 16-under, with Rory McIlroy of Ireland and Spain\u2019s Jon Rahm sharing fifth at 15-under.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, Rahm seemed on track to win gold for Spain as he opened up a four-shot lead around the turn, but back-to-back bogeys at the 11th and 12th thwarted his momentum. A double bogey-7 at the 14th further hurt his hopes before he missed out on the podium altogether with back-to-back bogeys on his final two holes.<\/p>\n

McIlroy finished alongside his Ryder Cup teammate after a spirited closing 66, with a double bogey at the 15th when he found water with his approach ultimately ending his chance of a medal.<\/p>\n