Victor Perez says kids view his generation of golfers winning the Olympic medal like he watched Tiger Woods win the Masters

Victor Perez missed out on an Olympic medal by a whisker. The French player finished fourth in the men's golf event at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France.

Perez scored 70, 67, and 68 in the first three rounds and a splendid 8-under 63 in the final round. He scored an eagle and six birdies. Currently, the French golfer is competing in the PGA Tour's final tournament of the regular season, Wyndham Championship.

In the pre-tournament press conference, Victor Perez talked about the significance of winning a gold medal. He said (via Ten Golf):

"I would say so. I mean in a sense I took this analogy when the question was asked prior to the Olympics what would it mean like to win the gold medal and I said well when I was 10 years old, developing your dreams as a kid, the Olympics weren't a thing anyway. So it was about watching Tiger win The Masters."

"It was someone winning the Open, It was about that. Whereas now hopefully the young kids that were 6, 8, 10 years old that came to the Olympics hoping to get Scottie Scheffler's ball, Rory McIlroy's or hat or anything really at the end, it was at the Olympics it wasn't at the Open," he added. (7:59-8:32)

Victor Perez further hoped that now the children would be inspired after watching the Paris Olympics and aim to win the 2040 Olympics. On a similar note, Perez expressed hope that his participation could inspire French children to see themselves in his place.

Scottie Scheffler won the gold, Tommy Fleetwood won the silver and Hideki Matsuyama won the bronze medal at the men's golf event of the 2024 Olympics.

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A look at Victor Perez's performance in 2024

Victor Perez has had a mixed 2024 season so far. He has had two top-5 finishes and six top-20 finishes this year. Perez is currently positioned 71st in the FedExCup standings.

Perez's best performances include a T3 finish at the Puerto Rico Open and a third finish at the RBC Canadian Open. His other notable finishes include a T10 finish at the Genesis Scottish Open, a T12 finish at the Genesis Scottish Open, and a T16 finish at Cognizant Classic.

Let's take a look at Victor Perez's performance in the 2024 season:

2024 OLY Golf (M) Tournaments

• Olympic Men's Golf Competition: 4 (70-67-68-63, 268, -16)

2024 PGA TOUR Tournaments

• Farmers Insurance Open: Missed Cut (71-73, 144, E)
• WM Phoenix Open: Missed Cut (74-69, 143, +1)
• Mexico Open at Vidanta: T52 (70-70-69-71, 280, -4)
• Cognizant Classic: T16 (67-66-70-70, 273, -11)
• Puerto Rico Open: T3 (69-68-68-65, 270, -18)
• Valspar Championship: Missed Cut (72-73, 145, +3)
• Texas Children's Houston Open: T17 (68-70-67-68, 273, -7)
• Valero Texas Open: T45 (72-70-75-70, 287, -1)
• Corales Puntacana Championship: T43 (70-70-71-70, 281, -7)
• Myrtle Beach Classic: T46 (71-66-72-69, 278, -6)
• PGA Championship: Missed Cut (79-71, 150, +8)
• Charles Schwab Challenge: T50 (70-71-71-71, 283, +3)
• RBC Canadian Open: 3 (70-68-64-64, 266, -14)
• the Memorial Tournament pres. by Workday: T12 (71-74-68-75, 288, E)
• U.S. Open: Missed Cut (75-74, 149, +9)
• Travelers Championship: T44 (68-70-71-65, 274, -6)
• Genesis Scottish Open: T10 (68-66-68-65, 267, -13)
• The Open: Missed Cut (74-75, 149, +7)