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

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.