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Rahm, Schauffele pace star-studded Olympic field entering final round

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Jon Rahm joined defending gold medallist Xander Schauffele atop the Olympic leaderboard after Saturday's Round 3.

Rahm and Schauffele hold a one-stroke lead over Tommy Fleetwood. Schauffele is looking to become the first two-time gold medallist in Olympic golf.

Schauffele left a 23-foot birdie putt just short on No. 18 that would've given him the solo lead.

Here's the top 10 entering Sunday:

Place Player Total To Par Round 3 Score
T-1 🇪🇸 Jon Rahm -14 66
T-1 🇺🇸 Xander Schauffele -14 68
3 🇬🇧 Tommy Fleetwood -13 69
T-4 🇩🇰 Nicolai Hojgaard -11 62
T-4 🇯🇵 Hideki Matsuyama -11 71
T-6 🇮🇪 Rory McIlroy -10 66
T-6 🇺🇸 Scottie Scheffler -10 67
T-6 🇰🇷 Tom Kim -10 69
T-6 🇧🇪 Thomas Detry -10 69
T-10 🇸🇪 Ludvig Aberg -9 66
T-10 🇦🇺 Jason Day -9 67
T-10 🇨🇱 Joaquin Niemann -9 68

After leading through two rounds, Matsuyama dropped two shots out of the medal positions.

Hojgaard matched Le Golf National's course record with a 9-under 62 to move into the top five. His twin brother, Rasmus, shot a 62 at the course in 2022.

McIlroy carded his best round of the Olympics with a 5-under 66 to put him within striking distance of a medal.

World No. 1 Scheffler continues to lurk just outside the top five after shooting his second 4-under 67 of the tournament Saturday.

Corey Conners is the top Canadian in T-17th.

Matt Fitzpatrick withdrew from the competition after Round 3, citing a thumb injury. The world No. 22 followed up an 8-under 64 on Friday with a 10-over 81 on Saturday. He was T-53rd.

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