Tommy Fleetwood takes Olympics 2024 silver after Scottie Scheffler claims gold with blistering course record 62
TOMMY FLEETWOOD claimed Olympic silver in the golf as he finished one shot behind World No1 Scottie Scheffler - who produced a course record 62 to scoop gold for USA.
Fleetwood, 33, looked to have taken full advantage of Jon Rahm dropping off the pace in the final round as he moved level with Scheffler at the top of the leaderboard.
But after Scheffler finished with an unprecedented round of 62 at Le Golf National, Fleetwood then bogeyed the 17th to hand the American victory.
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama, who won The Masters in 2021, took bronze.
Rahm had led by one shot heading into Sunday's finale, but ended up off the podium, four shots back.
Fleetwood has never won a major, finishing second at the US Open in 2018, before he also claimed the runners-up spot at The Open the following year.
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He has also been a part of three of Europe's Ryder Cup triumphs in 2018, 2021 and 2023.
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