Matt Fitzpatrick withdraws with a thumb injury and an 81 at the Paris Olympics

Matthew Fitzpatrick, of Britain taps in on the 5th green during the third round of the men's golf event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France.

Matthew Fitzpatrick, of Britain taps in on the 5th green during the third round of the men's golf event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. (AP Photo/Matt York)


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SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Former U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick of Britain has withdrawn from the Olympic men's golf competition after an 81 because of a thumb injury. The International Golf Federation says Fitzpatrick had a strain in his right thumb going into the tournament at Le Golf National. He was six shots behind going into the third round. He had a double bogey on the 13th and a quadruple bogey on the 15th hole when he hit two balls into the water. Fitzpatrick was making his Olympic debut for Britain.

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