You could sense how much winning an Olympic gold medal meant to Scottie Scheffler as he stood on the podium on Sunday.
With the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ playing, Scheffler teared up, recognizing the significance of winning gold and representing the United States in doing so. But it also showed the world that Scheffler and the world’s best golfers—relatively new to the Olympics—care deeply about the quadriennial competition, a feeling many top players did not have in Rio in 2016. Seemingly, every player called this an “amazing week,” with Rory McIlroy even calling it “one of the best golf tournaments” he has ever played in.
Once this terrific week came
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