Scottie Scheffler rallied back in Sunday's final round of at the Olympics to take the gold medal with a blistering 9-under 62, and then showed how much the even
Another player was almost in tears after the round, but for different reasons. Jon Rahm had a four-shot lead after the front nine on Sunday but then shot a 4-over, 39 on the back and didn't even medal.
Golf Channel's Brandel Chamblee did not hold back on the former No. 1 player in the world, saying in the postgame show: “That was just about the wildest back nine that you could ever imagine, ever predict,” Chamblee said. “Jon Rahm with a four-shot lead in the gold position, Scottie Scheffler six back, making the turn from the gold position, and wins gold, without a playoff. One shoots 29, Jon Rahm shoots 39."“I’m gonna put that down as one of the biggest collapse— chokes of the year,” he continued. “Probably right up there with Rory McIlroy coming down the stretch at the U.S. Open.
“I’m gonna put that down as one of the biggest collapses, chokes of the year. Right up there with Rory McIlroy at the U.S. Open.” —Brandel on Jon Rahm’s back-nine 39Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports.
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