“Better than Tiger Woods”: Fans in awe as Scottie Scheffler wins gold medal for the USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Men's golf at the Paris Olympics concluded on Sunday morning after an epic four rounds, with Scottie Scheffler winning the gold medal. It was never clear who was going to win, as competitors all stayed within a few strokes and moved up and down the leaderboard frequently. There were different leaders at different points of the day, and it resulted in a memorable outing for a few golfers.

Scheffler, who was hanging around a few strokes back of the competition through three rounds, put together one of the finest rounds of golf all year in the fourth. He was nine under for the day.

Thanks to a late Tommy Fleetwood bogey, the American took home the gold medal in golf and had fans flocking to the internet to praise him. Some even called him better than Tiger Woods.

"Inmate to gold medalist. What a story...congrats Scottie!" one joked.

"Scottie for the win! Legendary round!" another praised.

"Wow. He is relentless," another fan posted.

"Never bet against Scottie," one plainly said.

"Scottie was awesome but what a choke job by Rahm," another pointed out.

"I thought the Americans couldn’t win at this course?" one asked.

"Wow!!!!! Incredible performance by Scottie for the USA!!!!!!" another cheered.

Scheffler has now done something only four other golfers have ever achieved: won a gold medal in golf. The Olympics has only hosted the sport five times (1900, 1904, 2016, 2020, and 2024). While he may or may not have the opportunity to add to his gold in 2028, Scheffler is now tied for the most gold medals in Olympic golf history.

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Scottie Scheffler wins Olympic gold in historic outing

Scottie Scheffler truly had a year for the ages, and it's not quite done yet. He won the Masters, the Players Championship, and four other events (three of which were Signature Events). Now, he's added a gold medal to one of the best years anyone has ever had in golf.

Scottie Scheffler won the gold medal at the Paris Olymppics (Imagn)

He did so on the back of an improbable and impressive final round. At -10 after three, Scheffler was playing well but still trailed Jon Rahm by four strokes. He needed a comeback, and that's exactly what he produced.

Rahm slipped late and Fleetwood's critical mistake on the 17th left the door open for Scheffler to take the gold medal. Fleetwood still earned silver while Hideki Matsuyama won the bronze medal for Japan.