Tommy Fleetwood took silver for Britain while Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama claimed bronze.
SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER CLAIMED the Olympic men’s golf gold medal with a thrilling victory over Britain’s Tommy Fleetwood on Sunday.
McIlroy had reeled off five consecutive birdies on the back nine to move within one shot of then-joint leaders Jon Rahm and Fleetwood until he found the water with his approach to the island green on 15.McIlroy finished joint-fifth with Rahm, while Shane Lowry was down in 26th after an even-par final round of 71.Jon Rahm sat four shots ahead after 10 holes but fell away badly to finish tied-fifth.
Rahm had eased into a four-shot lead with six birdies in his first 10 holes and appeared to be cruising to the title. Ireland’s McIlroy was the first to blink, though, dumping his approach shot on the 15th hole into the water to all but end his title tilt. Scheffler, who had earlier started the day with three straight birdies, moved into the solo lead for the first time with a fourth successive birdie on the 17th, despite having found the rough off the tee.
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