Scottie Scheffler secures the gold medal in Paris
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Spaniard Jon Rahm failed to make any progress on the back nine of the final round
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Gold medalist Scottie Scheffler dominates the US PGA Tour and has already celebrated 7 tournament victories this season
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Joel Girrbach also dropped back on the final round
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Nevertheless: For the 31-year-old from Kreuzlingen, taking part in the Olympics was a "mega experience"
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Scottie Scheffler secures the gold medal in Paris
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Spaniard Jon Rahm failed to make any progress on the back nine of the final round
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Gold medalist Scottie Scheffler dominates the US PGA Tour and has already celebrated 7 tournament victories this season
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Joel Girrbach also dropped back on the final round
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Nevertheless: For the 31-year-old from Kreuzlingen, taking part in the Olympics was a "mega experience"
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Scottie Scheffler, the number 1 in the world golf rankings, also wins at the Olympic Games in Paris. The Swiss Joel Girrbach finishes the tournament in 49th place.
The 28-year-old American Scottie Scheffler marched to the gold medal with a phenomenally good final round (9 under par). He was one of the first of the favorites to reach the clubhouse and was in the lead. Scheffler then retreated to the driving range, preferring not to follow the action on a screen. His caddy finally informed him that he no longer needed to practice, that there would be no tie-break and that he was the Olympic champion.
Scheffler celebrated his seventh tournament win of the season at the Olympic tournament. He won the four major tournaments in 2022 and 2024 at the Masters in Augusta.
British player Tommy Fleetwood took silver, while bronze went to Japan's Hideki Matsuyama.
Tragic figure: Jon Rahm
Alongside Scheffler, the story of the golf tournament on Sunday was written by Spaniard Jon Rahm. He seemed to reconcile himself with the Olympics. He pulled away from the competition on Sunday afternoon and led by four strokes, even more than Scheffler.
But summer games don't bring Jon Rahm any luck. In 2016, the long-time world number 1 was not selected by the Spanish for the games in Rio, although he made it to second place in the world rankings in his first professional year. Five years later, Rahm missed the Tokyo Games because he was not allowed to enter Japan due to a still positive Covid test. Shortly before that, Rahm had had to withdraw from a major PGA Tour tournament, the Memorial, due to Covid, even though he had a 6-stroke lead.
In Paris, Rahm ended up with just one Olympic diploma. A four-stroke lead turned into a four-stroke deficit. On the last seven holes, Rahm made four bogeys (1 over par) and even a double bogey on the 14th hole, a par 5.
Girrbach like Rahm
The tournament did not end satisfactorily for Joel Girrbach either. Girrbach actually wanted to attack in the last round, but "this attack fell short," said Girrbach at the end. Like Rahm, Girrbach made four bogeys and a double bogey. After his worst round, he dropped from 34th to 49th place. Nevertheless, the 31-year-old from Kreuzlingen was positive: "It was a mega experience, a mega experience."
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