Munoz bogeyed to join the elimination party, as Morikawa and Pan headed back to 18 for the fourth playoff hole.
On the fourth playoff hole, Morikawa’s second shot landed deep in a bunker and he could not recover for a much-needed up-and-down par, while Pan saved par after his second shot also failed to reach the green.
KAWAGOE, Japan — No previous major victory experience was necessary to win a gold medal at the Olympics. American Xander Schauffele proved it all weekend.
Schauffele, 27, has finished in the top 10 at all four majors in his young career (with top three finishes in every event but the PGA Championship). Now he's the second men's golfer alive with a gold medal, five years after Justin Rose of Great Britain won it in 2016 at the Rio Games, where the sport returned to the Olympic program for the first time in more than a century.
The sport's inclusion was predicated on the fact the best players in the world would participate. While the 60-man field for these Tokyo Olympics became diluted due to positive COVID-19 tests from top-10 players Bryson DeChambeau (United States) and Jon Rahm (Spain), several notable names vied for a medal.
And Schauffele stood on top at the end with a 4-under 67 in Sunday's final round to finish 18-under-par for the tournament.
TOKYO — U.S. diver Krysta Palmer took bronze in the women’s individual three-meter springboard final, marking the first time the U.S. has medaled in the women’s event since 1988.
In her first-ever Olympic individual final, Palmer finished with a score of 343.75 points. She was 39.75 points behind first-place Shi Tingmao and five points back from second-place Wang Han, both of China.
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