Tommy Fleetwood has secured a silver medal for Team GB in the men’s golf event at the Paris Olympics after being narrowly beaten by USA’s Scottie Scheffler in a final-hole thriller.
The American world number one posted a clubhouse lead of -19 and had to wait anxiously as the Brit completed his round.
Fleetwood, 33, was level with Scheffler with just two holes to go but uncharacteristically misjudged a chip onto the 17th to end up with a bogey.
The medal at the Golf National goes alongside two Ryder Cup winners medals and seven Tour wins as the Englishman’s career continues to go from strength to strength.
But the last-minute heartbreak is reminiscent of agonising second place finishes at the 2018 US Open and the 2019 US PGA Championship.
Tommy Fleetwood has secured a silver medal for Team GB in the men’s golf event
Fleetwood, 33, was level with Scottie Scheffler with just two holes to go
Scheffler secured a memorable gold for Team USA after an impressive final round today
Meanwhile Spain’s Jon Rahm blew a sizeable lead heading into the back nine this afternoon, dropping six shots to fall outside of the medal places.
Hideki Matsuyama made up the top three with the Japanese star shooting a final-round 65 to clinch a bronze medal on -17.
Despite a memorable medal, Fleetwood looked to the sky in anguish as the players walked off the 18th green knowing that an Olympic gold had been in reach just minutes before.
The Brit ended the day where he started – just one shot off the lead – but the leaderboard changed dramatically as the drama unfolded in Paris.