Olympic Golfer Committed One Of The Biggest 'Chokes Of The Year,' Announcer Says

A Golf Channel announcer teed off on Spanish golfer Jon Rahm for surrendering a four-shot lead in the final round of the Paris Olympics on Sunday.

Rahm, who won the Masters in 2023, shot a 39 on the last nine holes to finish out of medal contention. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler of the U.S. shot a sizzling 29 on the same holes to win gold. Tommy Fleetwood of Britain took silver and Hideki Matsuyama of Japan took bronze.

Analyst Brandel Chamblee got a little harsh in describing the Spaniard’s performance.

“I’m gonna put that down as one of the biggest collapses… chokes of the year,” he said in a video of the comment. “Probably right up there with Rory McIlroy coming down the stretch at the U.S. Open.”

Rahm, who missed the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after testing positive for COVID-19, beat himself up, too.

“I don’t know what the word is because I not only feel like I let myself down, but to just not get it done for the whole country of Spain, it’s a lot more painful than I would like it to be,” Rahm said, per AFP.