American Scheffler wins men’s golf gold

PARIS : American Scottie Scheffler won the gold medal at the men’s Olympic golf competition on Sunday with a final score of 19 under par at Le Golf National, south of Paris.
The world number one finished one shot ahead of Britain’s Tommy Fleetwood who took silver. Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama claimed the bronze medal a further shot back, improving on his tied fourth place on home soil in Tokyo three years ago.