Scottie Scheffler continues to do Scottie Scheffler things.
The world No. 1-ranked golfer and Highland Park-native was four shots of the lead beind John Rahm and Xander Schaufele who were tied for first going into Sunday. But if you have seen Scheffler play this season, you know that no lead is safe.
He ended the final round of play with no bogeys and nine-under, which also tied a course record at 62. That score fueled by the best back nine performance he has had all season at 29.
The gold medal for Scheffler is the sixth all-time golf gold and 14th overall golf medal for the U.S.
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Before the Olympics, Scheffler had six PGA Tour wins this season, before July. No golfer has won at that pace since 1962, when Arnold Palmer did it.
He set an Olympic record for 72 holes at 19-under 265. Fleetwood, who fell out of the lead with a bogey from the rough on the 17th, got up-and-down for par on the final hole for a 66 to win the silver medal.
The win moved the sometimes unemotional Scheffler to tears while hearing the American National Anthem blare out over Le Golf National after his comeback victory.
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At 19-under par for the Paris tournament, Scheffler bested Fleetwood (-18) and bronze-medal winner Hideki Matsuyama (-17).
If it were any other Sunday, Victor Perez would have been the headliner. The Frenchman shot eight-under par to finish fourth (-16) in front of the home crowd. Though he fell one shot of the podium, the roars from the crowds were never louder than when Perez finished the 18th hole.
There was a two-man tie for fifth place between Rahm and Rory McIlroy — the Spaniard's collapse at Le Golf National reminiscent of the North Irishman's fall at the 2024 U.S. Open.
Reigning gold medal champ Xander Schauffele settled for tied for ninth place, outside of the podium.
