PARIS – (Staff and Wire Service Report) – There were far too many Olympic and sports pundits who threw shade on multi-millionaires who wouldn’t have the motivation to play for a medal of golf, silver or bronze when they can earn upwards of $18,000,000 for a single FedEx Cup title or $300,000,000 for signing on the dotted line with LIV Golf. It’s just a wild guess, they didn’t stick around for the Medal Ceremony on Golf Channel to see tears of emotion streaming on Scottie Scheffler’s face.
Scheffler, an American golfer of the highest regard, won the gold medal at the Men’s Olympic Golf competition on Sunday with a final score of 19 under par at Le Golf National, south of the city of Paris.
He turned in a final-round 62, which included six birdies on the back nine. He closed with birdies on holes 15 through 18.
The World No. 1 finished one shot ahead of Britain’s Tommy Fleetwood (66), who took silver at 18 under. Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama (65) was two shots back to claim the bronze medal, improving on his tie for fourth place on home soil in Tokyo three years ago.
For Scheffler, this is his seventh victory of 2024. His wins include The Players Championship and the Masters Tournament.
–Reuters, Special to Field Level Media