Silver for Tommy Fleetwood as Scottie Scheffler takes gold at Le Golf National

The world number one tied the course record of 62 to win gold.

Published Aug 4

Last updated Aug 4

Great Britain’s Tommy Fleetwood won silver as Scottie Scheffler was crowned Olympic men’s champion at Paris 2024.

Fleetwood fired a final-day 66 to finish one stroke short of Scheffler’s 19 under par total after the world number one had tied Le Golf National course record with a 62.

The 33-year-old from Southport was level with USA’s Scheffler with two to play, but a bogey on the 17th cost him dear.

USA’s Scottie Scheffler gives the thumbs up on the podium after winning a gold medal, with Tommy Fleetwood on his right and Hideki Matsuyama on his left. — USA’s Scottie Scheffler gives the thumbs up on the podium after winning a gold medal, with Tommy Fleetwood on his right and Hideki Matsuyama on his left (John Walton, PA)

Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, finished one shot behind Fleetwood to take bronze with France’s Victor Perez fourth after the home favourite had come home in 29.

Ireland’s Rory McIlroy was tied fifth with Jon Rahm after finding his best form of the week.

McIlroy thrust himself into medal contention with five successive birdies in the back nine, but finished two shots behind Matsuyama after finding water at 15 and taking a double bogey six.

Rahm held a four-shot lead walking off the 10th green, but the Spaniard’s hopes unravelled with a disastrous back nine of 39.