Watching Scottie Scheffler Get Overcome With Emotion After Olympics Win Will Make Your Spirit Soar

Golfer Scottie Scheffler’s stellar 2024 continued on Sunday when he rallied from behind to win a gold medal at the Paris Olympics — and his reaction was humbling.

The 28-year-old couldn’t hold back tears as the national anthem played and he collected more hardware during a year that had already seen him win a second Masters Tournament and welcome a child into the world.

After the emotional ceremony, Scheffler commented, “It’s pretty high up there [on the stand]. Anytime you’re able to represent your country is pretty special. This was a fun week and it was great representing the USA, and I’m proud to be going home with a medal.”

Scheffler had to battle to put himself in the lead at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, as ESPN reported:

Scottie Scheffler delivered the best performance of his greatest year by rallying from four shots behind on Sunday with a 9-under 62 to win the Olympic gold medal in men’s golf in a thriller at Le Golf National.

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But it was Scheffler who charged to the front with four straight birdies down the stretch, none bigger than gouging a shot out of deep rough on the 17th hole and making the 18-foot birdie putt to take the lead for the first time all day. He set an Olympic record for 72 holes at 19-under 265. [Tommy Fleetwood], who fell out of the lead with a bogey from the rough on the 17th, got up and down for par on the final hole for a 66 to win the silver medal.

Scheffler will have to make room for a gold medal alongside two green jackets and his many other trophies — as the world’s top golfer continues to rack up the wins.

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