Before entering the final round, Scheffler was 4 strokes ahead of the top group. 

At this time, it seemed that the most anticipated battle of wits was the confrontation between Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffele, 

and most fans only expected Scheffler to bring home a medal. But it was the personality in thinking that made Scottie Scheffler a world-class leader.

“I want to lead. I feel like I haven’t been at my best in the last few days, but I can still say it’s enough to stay and continue in the competitive group. 

Nicolai Hojgaard had a perfect round today [62], and I need to be in that state if I want to win a medal tomorrow,” Scheffler shared after round 3.

And that medal ended up being the top prize. This scenario seemed very unlikely when Jon Rahm still maintained a fairly large gap, 4 strokes ahead of the chasing player after 10 holes. 

However, Scheffler broke away and sprinted with a back-nine of 29 strokes, 

coming back with 4 consecutive birdies from holes 14 to 17 (the hole is considered the most difficult at Le Golf National, with only 3 birdies on the day). 

Tommy Fleetwood had a moment of equaling the score with Scheffler and leading, but a bogey at hole 17 caused Fleetwood to miss out on the gold medal dream.

For the week, Scheffler ranked third in the SG index: Off-the-Tee with a TaylorMade Qi10 8-degree Fujikura Ventus Black 7X shafts, but what made Scheffler successful at the Olympics was his iron play. He ranked 3rd in regulation greens and led in greens approach.

Scheffler’s TaylorMade P7TW irons are based on Tiger Woods’ muscle-back blade and feature True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts and Golf Pride Tour Velvet grips.

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Source: USA Today