Schauffele is the defending gold medalist, but the event is wide open entering the weekend, as there are 18 players within six shots of the lead, including Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler.
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – The French and English might not always be on the best of terms, famously known for not getting along, especially when it comes to sports.
“It's a very Olympic crowd and atmosphere and it's been great. I always consider myself very lucky with the support I get but they have been amazing out there. Wyndham and Hideki, both—so that was sweet. They have been great with me.’’Fleetwood’s 7-under-par 64 put him in position to earn a medal this weekend at Le Golf National, where the PGA Tour and DP World Tour won player the French Open in 2017 and starred in the Ryder Cup in 2018.
Jon Rahm, with a 66, pulled within two shots of the leaders. Belgium’s Thomas Detry, Chinese Taipei’s C.T. Pan and South Korea’s Tom Kim are another shot back. A pile of ants, of all things, sent Schauffele on his way to a rare bogey. And not even that managed to knock him out of a share of the lead.
“I went down and saw a pile, so I called an official. It was just ants. It was a pile of ants, an ant pile, or whatever you want to call it, and their home; so I didn't want to mess with it. Couldn't take relief. It's a loose impediment.’’ That led to his second bogey of the day but he rebounded with a birdie at the next hole and parred his way in.
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