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Pair tied for first place at 14 under going into final dayTeam GB’s Tommy Fleetwood stands one shot behindIt is the Olympic Sunday money could not buy. Those responsible for returning golf to the Games, amid no shortage of scepticism from inside and outside the sport, must be giddy with excitement.Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffele, major champions, are at the head of proceedings at Le Golf National with 18 holes to play. Tommy Fleetwood, something of a legend in those parts, is just one adrift of their 14 under par aggregate. Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler lurk within four. Denmark’s Nicolai Højgaard threw in a third round of 62, a course record, for good measure. The race for medals will be a blue chip one. There is no more Olympic-related scorn. Continue reading...