Tokyo Olympics: Xander Sc Chaudele wins golf gold as Rory McIlroy and Paul Casey run out of medals | Golf news

Rory McIlroy, Paul Casey, Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama and Open winner Collin Morikawa were among seven players in the bronze medal play-off, won by CT Pan on the fourth extra hole of the play-offs.

Xander Sc Chauffageele starred alongside Paul Casey (right) and Hideki Matsuyama on the final day

Xander Sc Chaudele won gold for the United States team in the men’s Olympic golf competition, while Rory McIlroy and Paul Casey narrowly missed a medal.

ScHotele overcame a nine-back swing to get a 67-under-four at Kasumigaseki Country Club, seeing the world No.5 end the week at 18 under and a shot away from Slovakian Rory Sabbatini.

Sabbatini had jumped up the standings on the final day after shooting an eagle and 10 birdies en route to a record 61, while CT Pan managed a seven-man play-off to snatch bronze at the extra fourth hole.

Rory Sabbatini’s round is lowest ever in Olympic golf history

ScHotele started the first day forward and quickly extended his advantage after tracking back-to-back birdies on his first two holes by taking advantage of the fifth par five and slapping at the eighth.

The American had to scramble to save a bogey in the 14th after hitting his tee shot through the trees, to come back forward with a six-foot birdie in the 17th and seal the win with a four-foot putt for the par over. the last green.

Xander ScHotele starred alongside Paul Casey (right) and Hideki Matsuyama on the final day

McIlroy mixed up six birdies with two bogeys en route to a second straight 67, seeing him go down to 15 under, Casey hitting two of the last four holes to close a 68 in the final round and also join the players’ deadlock in tied third. .

Collin Morikawa, winner of the Open last month, posted a 63 bogey-less score to also reach 15 under alongside McIlroy, Casey, Pan, Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama, Mito Pereira and Sebastian Munoz.

Rory McIlroy was in the massive seven-a-side play-off for bronze

The players were split into two groups for the play-off, Casey and Matsuyama knocked out with bogeys on the first extra hole – played 11th par-four – and McIlroy making a six-foot hole to stay in the competition.

The remaining five golfers were unable to convert the birdie odds on the next extra hole, as Morikawa pulled his approach to the play-off third hole just inches from the cup to set up a birdie tap. -in.

CT Pan defeated Collin Morikawa at the fourth extra play-off hole

Pan also pulled his close approach to tie Morikawa’s birdie, taking the contest to a fourth hole, as McIlroy joined Munoz and Pereira in leaving the contest after being unable to find his own birdie.

Morikawa ended up with a horrible lie plugged in the bunker on the fourth hole and made a buggy, as Pan threw to eight feet and converted the putt by to secure a medal for Chinese Taipei.

Team GB’s Tommy Fleetwood finished the week tied for 16th after scoring under 70, while Irishman Shane Lowry fell to a share of 22nd despite finishing his final round 71 with three birdies in the five last holes.

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