The 2024 Olympics men’s golf competition is in the books and the U.S. has added to its massive lead on the medal table.
Scottie Scheffler shot a final-round 62 at Le Golf National to finish at 19 under and clinch the top prize by a shot over Great Britain’s Tommy Fleetwood, who won his nation’s second-ever silver medal. Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama won bronze, the second-ever medal in golf for his country.
Only 10 nations in all have earned a medal in the five renditions of golf in the Olympics. The first two times were 1900 and 1904, then there was a 112-year hiatus before returning in 2016.
The U.S. has won back-to-back men’s golds and the women look to duplicate the feat. Nelly Korda won gold in 2021, and she joins Lilia Vu and Rose Zhang in the women’s competition, Aug. 7-10.
Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1 | United States | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
2 | Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
T-3 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
T-3 | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
T-5 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
T-5 | South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
T-7 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
T-7 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
T-9 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
T-9 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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