France’s Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines In elite professional golf, it’s usually not a source of great satisfaction to lose. As the legendary Tiger Woods once said, “Second place sucks.”
Scottie Scheffler put up a strong fight on Sunday, but Fleetwood was unable to keep up with him. He bogeyed the 71st hole to end up in a tie for the gold medal, but he still managed to win the silver. Matsuyama turned around and won the bronze medal with a final-round 65, one stroke ahead of French hero Victor Perez, following a poor 71 on Saturday that left him outside of medal contention.
“None of us here had the opportunity to dream of being an Olympian or winning an Olympic medal just as a young boy who was taking up the game of golf,” he remarked. Golf was not on our schedule until it was eventually included.
The men’s Olympic golf competition came to an end with a thrilling finale, but bronze medallist Hideki Matsuyama and silver medallist Tommy Fleetwood had different opinions.
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Ten-time professional winner Fleetwood pointed out that since winning wasn’t a part of golf, he never had a reason to consider winning an Olympic medal. It currently dwells in a fundamentally unique place.
“None of us here had the opportunity to dream of being an Olympian or winning an Olympic medal just as a young boy who was taking up the game of golf,” he remarked. Golf was not on our schedule until it was eventually included.
When you compete in the Olympics, that suddenly changes. It feels so unique. I am aware that a very skilled golfer won the gold today; I did not. One of the most incredible experiences I’ve had as a golfer was accepting a medal in front of the audience on the platform, and I will always cherish those moments.
When things are taken into more consideration, Fleetwood probably could have been the most disappointed, staying solid during his round while Jon Rahm took the lead and Scheffler later made a comeback. With a birdie on the nervous, watery 16th hole, he tied the world’s best player, but on the long, uphill 17th hole, his rough approach bounded past the green, giving him nothing to work with and a challenging lie. He lost the lead due to the bogey, then on hole 18, his approach shot found its way past the green. The fine downhill pitch glanced at the hole and settled six feet away. The winner of the putt drew loud applause and flag waving from a throng scattered with Union Jacks. at Le Golf National in 2017 and, with his 4-1 record, assisted the European squad in winning the Ryder Cup the following year.
He declared, “It really was very, really enjoyable.” “I thought the leaderboard was amazing. You know, I just thought that being out there and taking part in that was a fantastic spectacle for golf. You understand that playing golf won’t provide you much satisfaction if you don’t enjoy those moments.
“It was fun to compete against the world’s top players for something that is so highly valued and sought for. This will not occur again for a period of four years. You know that all the time. Normally, even on the last for me, I would have kind of tried that chip. I knew I lost the competition since I missed it, but I was still a little anxious about trying to beat the 6-footer for the Silver Medal.