Great Scottie! Scheffler gets the Olympic gold medal in a thriller with a 62
Scottie Scheffler is the best player in golf and has an Olympic gold medal to show for it
By DOUG FERGUSON
Published - Aug 04, 2024, 03:20 PM ET
Last Updated - Aug 04, 2024, 03:20 PM EDT
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Scottie Scheffler was a model of calm and greatness as he delivered the greatest closing round of his career. The final two hours were about charges and collapses, pure theater that ended Sunday with the Olympic gold medal fittingly draped around the neck of golf's No. 1 player.
It was only when Scheffler stood on the top podium, when the final few bars of the national anthem belted out across Le Golf National, that he lost control.
The medal dangling beneath his right hand fixed across his chest, Scheffler raised his left arm to cover the sobs.
Tears are nothing new for Scheffler. His latest trophy brought out his very best.
