Scottie Scheffler continued his remarkable year by claiming the gold medal in the Olympic men's golf competition in Paris.
Scheffler tore round Le Golf National on Sunday, carding a final round of 9-under 62 to reach 19-under par.
England's Tommy Fleetwood secured the silver medal, finishing on 18-under par.
Hideki Mastuyama took the bronze after he finished one stroke behind the Englishman.
Jon Rahm held a four-shot lead at the summit on the back nine but two bogeys and a double bogey from the Spaniard saw his challenge for the gold medal blow up in smoke.
Rahm finished in a tie for fifth on 15-under with Rory McIlroy.
Home favourite Victor Perez fired a sublime, out-of-nowhere 63 to finish in solo fourth on 16-under.
Nicolai Hojgaard, Tom Kim, Joaquin Niemann, Thomas Detry, Jason Day, Corey Conners and Xander Schauffele also finished inside the top-10.
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S. Scheffler | -19 |
T. Fleetwood | -18 |
H. Matsuyama | -17 |
V. Perez | -16 |
J. Rahm | -15 |
R. McIlroy | -15 |
N. Hojgaard | -14 |
T. Kim | -13 |
J. Niemann | -12 |
J. Day | -12 |
Matsuyama (Jap) -8 (16)
It's an eighth birdie of the round for Matsuyama on the par-5 14th.
He's now 8-under par and two clear of Chile's Niemann.
Some round from the 2021 Masters champ.
Fleetwood (GB) -4 (14)
It's a fourth birdie in a flawless round so far from Great Britain's Tommy Fleetwood.
He's just buried a birdie on the 14th to move to 4-under par, which is just three shots off the pace of Matsuyama right now.
It's not turning into such a great start for GB's second man Matt Fitzpatrick, who is 1-over par thru five.
Matsuyama (Jap) -7 (13)
Hideki Matsuyama is having a day out here.
The former Masters champ has made a seventh birdie of the day on the par-4 13th.
He's now 7-under par and just one shot clear of Chile's Joaquin Niemann, who has just birdied the tough par-4 15th.
Fox (NZ) -5 (15)
It's turning into a fantastic opening round for New Zealand's Fox.
The reigning BMW PGA champ has just poured in a fifth birdie of the round on the par-4 14th to push it to 5-under par for the tournament.
He's just one back of Matsuyama.
Schmid (Ger) -4 (15)
Schmid makes a complete hash of the 15th after a poor drive and it all leads up to a double-bogey six.
The German falls out of the lead and back into the chasing pack.
M. Schmid -6 (14)
Four birdies in five holes on the back nine move Schmid back to the top of the leaderboard with Matsuyama at 6-under. The German is going toe to toe with the 2021 Masters champion, and there's nothing to separate them now.
S. Valimaki -4 (6)
Sami Valimaki is tearing it up on the front nine, having made four birdies in his opening six holes.
So far, the young Fin has made light work of Le Golf National; he now sits just two shots behind the leaders.
R. McIlroy -3 (9)
An incredible second shot on the par-5 9th left McIlroy with a makable eagle putt, and he duly delivered.
A perfect finish to the front nine for McIlroy as he now moves within three of the lead.
No par-5 is safe when McIlroy is in town.
Olympic Leaderboard | |
| H. Matsuyama | -6 |
| M. Schmid | -5 |
| J. Niemann | -4 |
| R. Fox | -4 |
| T. Kim | -4 |
| E. Grillo | -3 |
H. Matsuyama -6 (10)
Hideki is making it look all too easy out there, making his fourth birdie in a row to retake the solo lead at 6-under.
M. Schmid -5 (13)
Schmid makes another birdie and with it takes a share of the lead with Matsuyama at 5-under.
Fitzy catches a flyer from the rough on the 1st hole, and his second shot hits the cart path behind the green and bounces absolutely miles.
If he can save par from about 80 yards behind the green, it will be the up and down of the day.
H. Matsuyama -5 (9)
Three birdies on the bounce give Matsuyama the solo lead at 5-under.
Shooting 31 on the front nine, the Japanese superstar is making light work of Le Golf National.
X. Schauffele -1 (1)
Is anyone playing better golf than Xander Schauffele right now?
The American just holed a sublime chip shot on the 1st hole to get his Olympic defence off to the perfect start.
The crowd goes wild as Matthieu Pavon steps onto the 1st tee.
The home favourite has had a fantastic year so far, but Olympic gold on home soil would undoubtedly be the highlights of his career.
T. Kim -4 (8)
The young South Korean is on a roll, and he's moved into a share of the lead with a lovely birdie at the 8th hole, dropping in a lengthy putt from around 20 feet.
The crowds will certainly follow this group as Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, and former Olympic champion Xander Schauffele get their rounds underway.
H. Matsuyama -4 (8)
Two birdies in a row move Matsuyama into a three-way share of the lead with Schmid and Niemann.
M. Schmid -4 (11)
Two birdies on the bounce move German's Schmid into a tie for the lead at 4-under alongside Joaquin Niemann.
N. Hojgaard -1 (1)
A great start for Nicolai Hojgaard as he birdies the 1st hole to move under par.
It was a beautiful second shot followed by an equally impressive putt from the young Dane.
T. Fleetwood -2 (8)
A lovely birdie for Fleetwood at the par-3 8th moves him into the congested pack at 2-under alongside Ryan Fox, Corey Conners and Scottie Scheffler.
It's not the start Stephan Jager would have wanted as he pulls driver on the 1st and launches it straight into the water left of the fairway.
It looked like a risky move, and he certainly paid the price.
Olympic Leaderboard | |
| J. Niemann | -4 |
| C. Conners | -3 |
| H. Matsuyama | -3 |
| T. Kim | -3 |
| M. Schmid | -2 |
| C.T. Pan | -2 |
R. McIlroy -1 (5)
Two birdies in three holes move McIlroy under par for the first time today.
The Northern Irishman just drained a snake on the 5th hole and a few more of them and he will have Niemann looking over his shoulder.
C. Conners -3 (7)
Conners has got his putting boots on today and he's just rolled in his third birdie of the day to move to 3-under.
The Canadian now sits just one shot behind Joaquin Niemann at the top of the leaderboard.
