The final round of the 2024 Olympics men's golf competition begins bright and early on Sunday morning and it's an intriguing top of the leaderboard loaded with star power. Spain's Jon Rahm and USA's Xander Schauffele sit atop the leaderboard at 14-under par. Schauffele is the defending Olympic gold medalist, but he'll have to stave off several serious contenders if he wants to repeat as champion. Seven golfers are within four strokes of the leaders, including Tommy Fleetwood (-13), Nicolai Højgaard (-11), Hideki Matsuyama (-11), Rory McIlroy (-10), Scottie Scheffler (-10), Tom Kim (-10) and Thomas Detry (-10).
Schauffele is the slight +150 favorite (risk $100 to win $150) in the 2024 Olympics men's golf odds, followed by Rahm (+200) and Fleetwood (+550). A total of six golfers are priced at +2500 or lower, setting up a thrilling Sunday at Le Golf National in France. Before locking in any 2024 Olympics men's golf picks for Sunday's final round, be sure to see the 2024 Olympics men's golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
SportsLine's proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June 2020. In fact, the model is up nearly $9,000 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.
This same model has also nailed a whopping 13 majors entering the weekend, including the 2024 Masters -- its third Masters in a row -- and this year's PGA Championship and U.S. Open. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now with the 2024 Paris Olympics men's golf tournament entering Sunday, SportsLine simulated the final round 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.
Top 2024 Paris Olympics golf Sunday predictions
One major surprise the model is calling for on Sunday at the 2024 Olympics golf tournament: Scheffler (USA), who sits just four shots back from the leaders heading into the final round, fails to close the gap and doesn't medal in his first Olympics appearance.
Scheffler has been on an absolute tear this season, securing six wins and 14 top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour. However, he's struggled in the final round in a majority of his most recent starts. In fact, Scheffler has shot 71 or worse in the final round in four of his past five tournaments leading up to the Summer Games.
Scheffler's struggles in the final round can be directly attributed to his putting stroke. He entered the 2024 Paris Olympics ranked 69th on the PGA Tour with an average of 28.36 putts in the final round of tournaments. He also ranks 90th overall in strokes gained: putting (0.037), which doesn't bode well for his chances to claim an Olympic medal on Sunday. See all of the model's picks here.
How to make 2024 Summer Olympics golf picks
The model has revealed who wins the gold medal in Paris and has also identified a surprising golfer who finishes on the podium. You can only see the model's picks here.
Who will win the 2024 Paris Olympics men's golf tournament, and which surprising golfer finishes on the podium? Check out the 2024 Olympics golf odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected Olympics men's golf leaderboard, all from the model that's nailed 13 golf majors, including the last three Masters and three majors this year.
2024 Paris Olympics men's golf odds, top contenders
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Xander Schauffele +150
Jon Rahm +200
Tommy Fleetwood +550
Scottie Scheffler +1600
Rory McIlroy +2000
Hideki Matsuyama +2500
Nicolai Højgaard +3500
Tom Kim +5000
Thomas Detry +7000
Ludvig Åberg +7500
Joaquin Niemann +10000
Jason Day +17000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +50000
Victor Perez +60000
Thorbjørn Olesen +60000
Erik Van Rooyen +60000
Adrien Dumont De Chassart +100000
Min Woo Lee +100000
Byeong Hun An +100000
Stephan Jaeger +100000
Collin Morikawa +100000
C.T. Pan +100000
Sepp Straka +100000
Fabrizio Zanotti +100000
David Puig +100000
Sami Välimäki +100000
Alejandro Tosti +100000
Carlos Ortiz +100000
Wyndham Clark +100000
Shane Lowry +100000
Corey Conners +100000
Ryan Fox +100000
Matteo Manassero +100000
Guido Migliozzi +100000
