11:49
McIlroy off to a hot start
McIlroy -11, Matsuyama -11, Hojgaard -11
What a sensational start from Rory McIlroy!
He pours one in right out of the gate to move to 11-under.
His playing partners settle for pars.
Scottie Scheffler
Olympics Golf Final Round: LIVE leaderboard and updates from Le Golf National in Paris
Welcome to live golf scores, updates and commentary from the final round of the 2024 Men's Olympics Golf Tournament at Le Golf National.
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.
Scroll down to see how it happened...
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 |
03 Aug 2024
11:47
The final group is off!
Huge cheers for Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele and Tommy Fleetwood.
You'd surely put your money on one of these three becoming the Olympic champion?!
Nobody has hit more fairways or greens in regulation than the Spaniard this week.
What can he do with his first tee shot?
Fairway.
Schauffele?
Also fairway.
And Fleetwood?
Another pearler.
11:42
Ugly stuff from Scheffler
Scheffler -11 (2*)
Strange shot from Scheffler right there.
The American asks desperately for his tee shot to 'go' and his golf ball obliges. Just.
He'll need to get up and down from just off the green...
11:41
Here's the first tee right now...
The first tee at Le Golf National
11:40
McIlroy only has eyes for the flag
McIlroy avoids the water with his approach at the first hole.
He'll have about 20 feet for birdie.
Hojgaard, from 147 yards, doesn't look too pleased but he's knocked his inside McIlroy's ball.
Matsuyama muscles his ball out of the rough on to the putting surface.
And here comes the final group...
11:37
Scheffler birdie
Scheffler -11, Detry -8, Kim -10 (1)
Dreadful start from Thomas Detry here.
The Belgian missed the green right and long and was presented with a treacherous downhill chip towards the front pin with water looming.
He gets right underneath the first attempt and his ball goes nowhere.
He finds the putting surface with his second attempt, though, and by the time he cleans up he's in for a double-bogey six.
Meanwhile Scheffler rolls in his right-to-left birdie putt.
Kim settles for par.
11:34
Day birdie
J. Day -10, Aberg -9, Niemann -9 (2)
Huge putt from the Australian, as he converts from 10 feet.
He's four back.
Meanwhile Thomas Detry is having a nightmare at the first hole.
11:33
McIlroy finds the fairway
McIlroy -10 (1*)
McIlroy opts for a fairway wood at the first tee and finds the middle of the fairway.
11:31
Pars to start for Day, Niemann and Aberg
Aberg -9, Day -9, Niemann (1)
The trio settle for pars at the first hole.
Aberg and Day have just taken on the pin at the par-3 second and have fantastic opportunities for birdie.
11:27
Scheffler close at 1
Scheffler -10 (1*)
Scottie Scheffler executes his approach at the first hole perfectly.
He'll have 10 feet for birdie.
11:24
Huge cheers for Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy has just arrived to the first tee box to an almightily loud reception.
McIlroy said earlier in the week he feels he would end his 10 years of hurt with an Olympic gold medal.
The 35-year-old last won a major in 2014...
11:22
Quite the scene at the first tee...
Has golf in the Olympics finally arrived?
It looks like it...
11:21
Scottie Scheffler begins his final round
Scottie Scheffler, Tom Kim and Thomas Detry are next up on the first tee.
Scheffler is first up and he's got a fairway wood in hand.
He looks relaxed, and confirms with his caddie Ted Scott that the wind is coming from the right.
Scheffler crushes his first tee shot straight down the middle of the fairway.
Kim, from South Korea, gets a fortuitous bounce off the first cut of rough and his golf ball settles in the fairway.
Belgian Detry also finds the short stuff.
11:15
Beauty from Day
Day -9 (1*)
The Australian is first to go in his group and he fires a dart to about 10 feet.
Superb start from the former world number one.
Can he capitalise?
11:14
An interested observer...
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach is here to watch the action.
Thomas Bach
11:09
Only three groups left to tee off
Aberg -9, Day -9, Niemann -9 (1*)
Sweden's Ludvig Aberg, Australia's Jason Day and Chile's Joaquin Niemann are the 11.06am grouping.
They each start five strokes behind Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler.
Aberg is first up and he opts for a fairway wood instead of an iron and he catches the right rough.
That's buried.
What can Day do? Pipe one straight down the middle.
And Niemann? That's perfect...
10:59
What is the weather forecast?
There is considerable cloudiness at Le Golf National this morning.
We are expecting winds of 5-10mph this afternoon and a high of 75F.
10:56
Here comes the home favourite
The spectators in the grandstand by the first tee have just burst into a spontaneous, acapella version of the French national anthem.
That's because Victor Perez is about to get underway.
He will need something special today if he is going to get on the podium.
But with this crowd behind him, you wouldn't bet against that happening.
10:49
What's to come?
The 10.44am grouping of Ben An, Corey Conners and Erik van Rooyen have just got underway.
An is playing for more than just a medal today.
If he clinches a podium place, the South Korean will avoid the mandatory military service in South Korea.
Likewise Tom Kim.
Here's a list of tee times over the next hour...
BST
11:06am Ludvig Åberg, Jason Day, Joaquin Niemann
11:17am Scottie Scheffler, Tom Kim, Thomas Detry
11:28am Nicolai Højgaard, Hideki Matsuyama, Rory McIlroy
11:39am Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood
10:42
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10:40
Welcome, one and all!
Welcome to the final round coverage of the Olympic Men's Golf Competition in Paris.
It promises to be an enthralling day at Le Golf National.
The leaders are here just going through their warm-ups on the range.
Who are you backing to become the Olympic champion?
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17:24
Final Round Tee Times
Jon Rahm
16:31
Who wins the gold medal?
| Jon Rahm (Spa) | -14 |
| Xander Schauffele (US) | -14 |
| Tommy Fleetwood (GB) | -13 |
| Nicolai Hojgaard (Den) | -11 |
| Hideki Matsuyama (Jap) | -11 |
| Rory McIlroy (Ire) | -10 |
| Scottie Scheffler (US) | -10 |
| Tom Kim (Kor) | -10 |
16:29
Pars all round for final group
Schauffele -14, Fleetwood -13, Matsuyama -11 (F)
It's pars all round for the final group as Schauffele cards a 68, Fleetwood a 69 and Matsuyama a 71.
Schauffele finds himself in a tie for the lead with Rahm on 14-under par.
Fleetwood is in solo third on 13-under par.
Xander Schauffele
16:21
Rahm cards a 66
Rahm -14 (F)
It's a closing par from Rahm, who two-putts from 38 feet.
Rahm ends the day on 14-under par, which is tied for the lead with Schauffele, who has just split the fairway in the group behind down the 18th.
