Rory McIlroy’s assertion that the Olympics could be as big as the Ryder Cup one day has been shot down by American Xander Schauffele. The men’s golf competition came to an enthralling end on Sunday with Scottie Scheffler shooting a final round of nine-under-par to take gold. Great Britain’s Tommy Fleetwood missed out on the gold by just one shot with Japans Hideki Matsuyama taking silver. McIlroy was in the mix at one point after five consecutive birdies on the back nine put him seven-under-par for the day. However, he found the water on the 15th before carding a costly double that ruled him o…
