U.S. golfer Xander Schauffele won the gold medal in men's Olympic golf Sunday with Japanese medal hope Hideki Matsuyama being knocked out on the first hole of a seven-way bronze playoff.Schauffele carded an 18-under four-round total to beat Rory Sabbatini of Slovakia by one shot. Seven players, including Matsuyama, Ireland's Rory McIlroy, American Collin Morikawa and eventual bronze medalist C.T. Pan from Taiwan, finished at 15-under.Schauffele shot a 67 on Sunday at Kasumigaseki Country Club with five birdies and a single bogey while Sabbatini made two bogeys but still shot an Olympic reco…READ FULL ARTICLE