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Phil Blanche

Olympics 2024: Tommy Fleetwood claims dramatic golf silver for Team GB as Scottie Scheffler wins gold

Team GB’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 No1 had tied the Le Golf National course record with a 62.

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

Scheffler produced six birdies in his back-nine 29 to add to the multiple titles he has won on the PGA Tour this year, including his second Masters title at Augusta in April.

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.

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