Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked golfer, became very emotional on the podium Sunday after winning the Olympic gold for the United States in France.
Scheffler took the prize in dramatic fashion in a come-from-behind, one-stroke win.
The 28-year-old started Sunday’s final round four shots down, and he was six shots behind early in the back nine, ESPN reported.
But the golfer then “birdied five of six holes down the stretch and matched the course record with a 9-under 62 for a one-shot victory over Tommy Fleetwood,” the news outlet said. A birdie is one stroke under par for the hole.
“I just tried to do my best to make some birdies and start moving up and maybe get a medal or something like that just because Jon is such a great player,” Scheffler said, referring Spanish golfer Jon Rahm, who was siting atop the field when the day began.
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Scheffler ended up setting “an Olympic record for 72 holes at 19-under 265,” ESPN noted.
2-under. 2 back.
A chip-in birdie for Scottie Scheffler to move to T4 @OlympicGolf! pic.twitter.com/ISA3MXbkwK
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