Jon Rahm has Olympic gold in his grasp and leaves with nothing

Jon Rahm, of Spain, watches his putt on the 18th green during the final round of the men's golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. Scottie Scheffler, of the United States, wins the gold medal with Tommy Fleetwood, of Britain, silver and Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, the bronze.

Jon Rahm, of Spain, watches his putt on the 18th green during the final round of the men's golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. Scottie Scheffler, of the United States, wins the gold medal with Tommy Fleetwood, of Britain, silver and Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, the bronze. (AP Photo/Matt York)


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SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Jon Rahm had the gold medal in his hands in the final round of the Olympic men's competition. And then he shockingly let it all slip away. The Spaniard lost a four-shot lead in two holes early on the back nine. And then he made a double bogey on the par-5 14th to fall two shots behind. He never caught up to Scottie Scheffler, who won the gold. Rahm didn't even medal. He says he's feeling the pain of losing while representing Spain. And now he heads back to LIV Golf. His next big stage is the Masters in April.

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