OLYMPIC GOLF: STAR-STUDDED PAIRINGS FEATURE SCHEFFLER, MCILROY, RAHM, SCHAUFFELE

How about these Olympic men's golf pairings for the first two rounds?

The star-studded group of Scottie Scheffler (USA), Rory McIlroy (Ireland) and Ludvig Aberg (SWE) will tee off together at 4:11 a.m. Eastern time (10:11 a.m. locally) on Thursday and 12:06 p.m. locally on Friday.

In other featured groups: Xander Schauffele (USA) will play alongside Viktor Hovland (Norway) and Jon Rahm (Spain) at 11:55 a.m. locally Thursday.

Collin Morikawa (USA) is in the Thursday 12:06 p.m. pairing with local French favorite Matthieu Pavon (France) and Matt Fitzpatrick (Great Britain) in a group that should enjoy a raucous following at Le Golf National.

And Wyndham Clark (USA) will play at 9:44 a.m. locally Thursday alongside Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) and Tommy Fleetwood (Great Britain).

 – Gentry Estes

FRANCE"S MATTHIEU MAKES HISTORY AT FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN

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 Not only will Frenchman Matthieu Pavon remember his first victory on the PGA Tour, but his country will, too.

Pavon made history on Saturday, firing a 3-under par 69 to become the first golfer from France to win on the PGA Tour in the modern era with his victory at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego.

Playing on Torrey Pines' South Course, Pavon recovered from a bogey at the par-4 first hole to pick up five birdies against just one bogey for the rest of his round. He sank an 8-foot birdie putt at No. 18, putting him at 13-under 275 for the week, allowing him to squeak past Denmark's Nicolai Hojgaard.

Hojgaard landed in second with a 12-under 276 after shooting a 2-under 70 on Saturday on the two-time U.S. Open course.

"You've got to take your losses with a smile sometimes because it makes you stronger," Hojgaard said. "I definitely, I'll definitely do my best to get a couple shots better."