Scottie Scheffler breaks down in tears during national anthem after winning Olympic gold

 

 

When golf returned to the Olympics in 2016, it was derided and seen as meaning about the same as an average PGA tournament.

A number of top players skipped the Rio Games, due to its proximity to a major and Zika virus concerns. Five years later, the Tokyo Games passed without much fanfare.

Any question over what gold means to golf’s best now, however, was answered and more as tears leaked from Scottie Scheffler’s eyes while The Star Spangled Banner played on the medal stand at Le Golf National on Sunday.

 

 

Scottie Scheffler cries during the national anthem after winning the golf gold medal at the Olympics on Aug. 4, 2024.AP

Scottie Scheffler covers his eyes as he cries during the national anthem after winning the golf gold medal at the Olympics on Aug. 4, 2024.Getty Images

Scheffler’s final round 62, along with a stunning collapse from Spain’s Jon Rahm, helped the American win gold for the first time at the Paris Games, putting an exclamation point on a season that also includes a Masters win.

Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked golfer, came into Sunday four shots off the lead before making three straight birdies to open the day.

Scottie Scheffler (l.) kisses his wife, Meredith (r.,) who is holding their baby son Bennett, after winning gold at the Olympics on Aug. 4, 2024.AFP via Getty Images

That set the tone for a charge that put him atop the leaderboard for good.

Tommy Fleetwood and Hideki Matsuyama, who finished with silver and bronze, respectively, looked just as thrilled on the medal stand, with Matsuyama breaking out his phone for a selfie.

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