USA’s Xander Schauffele holds on to capture Olympic men’s golf title

• Schauffele captures Olympic gold medal in tense finish
• Sabbatini's final-round 61 propels him to silver medal
• Taiwan's Pan prevails in seven-man playoff for bronze

Xander Schauffele won an Olympic gold medal he badly wanted by overcoming more pressure than he could have imagined Sunday.

Right when Schauffele appeared to lose his firm grip on the gold, the 27-year-old American responded with two clutch putts at the end for a 4-under 67 and a one-shot victory over Rory Sabbatini of Slovakia in a wild finish to the men's golf competition.