It was the 17th time this year Schauffele shot 65 or better, the most recent being the final-round 65 that won him his second major at the Open Championship at Royal Troon.
The result of a soft golf course was a first-round scoring average of 69.82 and a field that was a combined 86-under par. Half the holes played under par for the day, and the field averaged four birdies per round.
Jason Day will tee off Thursday night (AEST) in his debut Olympics motivated to represent the green and gold with a hot performance at Le Golf National.
Ryan Fox from New Zealand, Gavin Green from Malaysia, C.T. Pan from Chinese Taipei and Fabrizio Zanotti from Paraguay are all making their third straight appearance in the Olympics, the only male golfers to appear in all three Games since golf was reinstated in 2016.
Unlike previous Olympic golf courses, Le Golf National is very much a known quantity, especially for those in the 60-man field who’ve played the DP World Tour.
When the biggest stars at Le Golf National were asked what their “Pairs Goal” was this week, almost all of them said some version of “winning a medal”. Except Scottie Scheffler…
A moving heart-to-heart from deputy chef de mission, Kyle Vander-Kuyp, has infused Australian golf stars Jason Day and Min Woo Lee with Olympic spirit ahead of their Games debut at Le Golf National starting tomorrow.
The International Golf Federation is particularly excited about the idea of adding a third event to the golf schedule at the next Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028.
A look inside the Australian men’s and women’s teams for the Olympics in Paris, where the two sides will chase the country’s first medal in the golf event.
Australian Golf Digest
