
Morikawa, from a wicked spot, somehow got his third shot on the green and left himself 30 feet for par, but he couldn’t save par. Neither hit the green in regulation, but Pan, in the left rough just shy of the green, had a much better lie. “Normally with five guys with wedges in their hands, two are going to make birdie,” Morikawa said of Pan negating Morikawa’s near-eagle dunk. Bronze medallist Taiwans Pan C T, gold medallist USAs Xander Schauffele and silver medallist Slovakias Rory Sabbatini stand on the podium at the. Pan and Morikawa converted short tries to head back to the finishing hole. S Danielle Kang throws water on her neck to cool off in round 1 of the womens golf individual stroke play during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the. But it's been a great experience, today was great day to be up there in contention for a medal, certainly had a different feeling to it than I expected, and yeah, as I said, I'm already looking forward to three years time and trying to go at least one better but hopefully three better." "I've been saying all day I never tried so hard in my life to finish third. "It's disappointing going away from here without any hardware," McIlroy said.

McIlroy was the next to putt, and he caught the right lip, also missing. I hit a really good shot and it was a perfect putt, and I don't know what happened.” “I can't believe that lip-out just happened,” Pereira said. Munoz went over the back of the green and was eliminated with bogey while Pereira horseshoed out his 10-foot birdie try to also end his medal hopes. "So yeah, it was a bit interesting having to split us up there and having to ask the rules official going down the a fairway on 18, Who did what ahead? What do I need to do here? So, a little different, but just add it to another experience that I've had this week for the first time." "Four's the largest I've been in," said Rory McIlroy, who was representing Ireland. and silver winner Rory Sabbatini of Slovakia. Three days later, he only ended up losing to two.

Pan, who with his wife, Michelle, on the bag closed with an 8-under 63, was one of seven players who finished at 15 under, three shots back of gold medalist Xander Schauffele of the U.S. Pan beat just two players in the opening round of the Olympic men’s golf competition. So, overall that was a very happy ending." So, it's quite a turnaround for this week winning the bronze medal that I couldn't even think about it, didn't even think about it after Thursday's round. I remember I texted one of my good friends and I was like, The struggle is real. "Very satisfying," said Pan, who opened his week in 3-over 74. "It can came as a surprise to me, too. Pan’s up-and-down par on the fourth extra hole, the par-4 18 th, was good enough to eliminate American Collin Morikawa, who missed his par save after his approach badly plugged in the face of the front greenside bunker. Pan locked up Chinese Taipei’s fourth bronze and eighth overall medal of the Tokyo Games by prevailing as the last man standing in a seven-man playoff Sunday at Kasumigaseki Country Club.

Pan beat just two players in the opening round of the Olympic men’s golf competition.
