American golfer Wyndham Clark suffers DISASTER in his opening round at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Wyndham Clark's hopes of winning Olympic golden are all-but complete aft nan US golfer suffered a catastrophic opening information successful Paris.

Clark is 1 of 4 Americans chasing triumph complete 4 rounds astatine Le Golf National adjacent Paris successful this year's Games.

But nan 2023 US Open Champion sits successful a necktie for 56th - successful a 60-man section - aft a disastrous opening-round 75.

It could person been moreover worse for Clark, whose information began bogey, double bogey, bogey. Two of his opening 3 tee shots recovered nan water, pinch nan different flirting pinch disaster, too. 

He succeeded successful stemming nan bleeding complete nan last 15 holes, uncovering 3 birdies but besides amassing 3 much dropped shots. 

It leaves Clark connected four-over-par alongside India's Gaganjeet Bhullar and world No 134 Daniel Hillier of New Zealand. 

So aft only 1 round, nan 30-year-old Clark is already 12 shots disconnected leader Hideki Matsuyama of Japan.

Fortunately for nan United States, some Xander Schauffele and world No 1 Scottie Scheffler fared amended during Thursday's opening round. 

Schauffele, who has already won nan PGA Championship and Open Championship successful 2024, is 2nd - 2 shots adrift of Matsuyama.

Scheffler, meanwhile, is successful an nine-way necktie for sixth connected four-under-par. He is joined by nan likes of Britain's Tommy Fleetwood and Spanish prima Jon Rahm.

Collin Morikawa is 3 shots further backmost connected one-under-par, while Ireland's Rory McIlroy sits successful a necktie for 15th connected three-under-par.