Golf at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

[hckošice 15,131]

So, Medal.

 

The most surprising medal in sport hitory of Slovakia, I assume. No one absolutely no one expected this, I believe even not Rory himself, especially after yesterdays disaster.

 

But an absolutely amazing OR of 61 in a single day catapulted him to an absolutely unbelievable silver medal.

 

Very well done and congrats Rory.

 

 

Medal number 31 for in SOG history since the independence, 14th silver

 

(10 - 14 - 7)

 

Obviously first ever Golf medal. Golf is now the 8th sport in which the country medalled at the summer Olympics since our first appearance in 1996.

 

Also mentionworthy this was the Slovak debut in this sport and it ended by a medal.

[hckošice 15,131]

Men's Individual Stroke Play
Final Results

 

  Xander SCHAUFFELE            
-18 (266)

 

  Rory SABBATINI              
-17 (267)

 

  PAN Cheng-Tsung         
-15 (269) Shoot-off: -1

 

Final Results Here

[Monzanator 4,611]

Due to all other things I didn't follow golf at all. After @hckošiceposted Sabbatini had a horrible round two days ago I'm shocked to learn he won a medal SO guess there is life outside slalom canoeing in Slovakia?

[dcro 10,210]

Finally got around to watching the bronze medal play-off. That was a lot of fun. Love the elimination format.

[Quasit 865]

  On 8/1/2021 at 2:05 PM, dcro said:

Finally got around to watching the bronze medal play-off. That was a lot of fun. Love the elimination format.

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Too bad they didn't ask if they can share 7 bronze medals.  

[hckošice 15,131]

  On 6/28/2021 at 9:52 AM, hckošice said:

Rory Sabbatini picked as caddy for the Olympic tournament his wife Martina. Late honeymoon in Japan

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and it was a really nice epic honeymoon

 

 

"Everybody constantly asked last months.. hey, where is exactly this Slovakia ? well, now they can figure themselves, where Slovakia exactly is, ... is on the podium"

 

  DEAD

[Olympian1010 8,074]

  On 8/1/2021 at 2:28 PM, Quasit said:

Too bad they didn't ask if they can share 7 bronze medals.  

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Jokes aside  

 

Had there been no tiebreaker, or had the competitors chose to keep the tie, this would have been the most people to ever tie for an Olympic medal. From what I read, the previous record for a tie for a single medal was 4 athletes at one of the early Olympics.

[Monzanator 4,611]

  On 8/1/2021 at 10:15 PM, Olympian1010 said:

Jokes aside  

 

Had there been no tiebreaker, or had the competitors chose to keep the tie, this would have been the most people to ever tie for an Olympic medal. From what I read, the previous record for a tie for a single medal was 4 athletes at one of the early Olympics.

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Ahem, 1984 OG weren't exactly "early"  And it's no surprise it happened in gymnastics.

 

Men's vault - 1 gold, 4 silvers (including Li Ning who lit the 2008 Olympic cauldron).

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnastics_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_vault

 

Gymnastics also provided a couple of examples where a gold medal was shared by more than two people. In one case all three were from the same country to add to the lunacy!

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnastics_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_pommel_horse

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnastics_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_pommel_horse

 

 

[dcro 10,210]

What a morning for Denmark. Their two players have combined -10 and still in the front 9.

 

Madsen took the overall lead with -8.

 

 

[dcro 10,210]

Due to another typhoon coming in this weekend, it's possible that women's golf will have three rounds only.