The American Xander Schauffele conquered this Sunday the gold medal of the men’s golf of the Tokyo 2020 Games; while the Colombian Sebastian Muñoz, the Chilean Myth Pereira and five other players played a playoff for him bronze.
In a dramatic ending Xander Schauffele (18 under par) retained the lead by just one stroke over the Slovak Rory Sabattini (-17), who took the silver thanks to the best round of the olympic golf.
With -15, Muñoz Y Pereira concluded tied in third place with the Japanese Hideki Matsuyama, sports idol of the host country, the Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy, the American Collin Morikawa, the British Paul Casey and the Taiwanese C.T. Pan.
Xander Schauffele, with four PGA titles in your showcase without any Grand Slam, started the day in the lead with just one stroke of advantage over Matsuyama; but in the final phase of the last round he came to be tied by lightning Sabbatini.
In a state of grace, the 45-year-old Slovak signed the best round in the history of Olympic golf with 61 strokes, 10 under par, accumulating an eagle, 10 birdies and two bogeys.
Sabbatini, who had started the day seven strokes from the lead, overtook 15 players like lightning to reach Xander Schauffele.
With the Slovak warming up for a possible playoff for the gold, Schauffele controlled his nerves in a Kasumigaseki Country Club Empty of spectators and achieved a birdie on the 17th hole and a last putt in par for the gold.
Mexican Carlos Ortiz fainted on the final day
- He signed a round of 78 shots, seven over par, with which he collapsed to 42nd place (-5).
He started the day at the head of the tournament with the American Xander Schauffele e Hideki Matsuyama, the host’s idol Japan, but he came off the hook with a dramatic putting error on the 18th hole.
The Mexican number 61 of world ranking, has been at the top of the standings since the start of the tournament and this Saturday he endured the pressure with a 69-stroke card for a cumulative 12 under par, equaled with the British Paul Casey.
Colombia and Chile for bronze
The closing of the tournament Tokyo 2020 Olympic Golf or it was a heart attack, with nine players aspiring to the podium until the last green of the final group.
The Colombian Muñoz he joined the group in third position with a round of 67 strokes, four under par, the same as Pereira, one of the great surprises of this tournament.
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