Olympics: Hideki Matsuyama leads by 2 after men's golf opening round

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama fired an 8-under 63 Thursday to take a two-shot lead after the weather-interrupted first round of the men's Olympic golf tournament.The 2021 Masters champion had five birdies on the front nine and added three more coming home without a bogey at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris.At the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, Matsuyama was among the losers in a seven-way playoff for bronze when Xander Schauffele of the United States claimed gold. Schauffele stands alone in second after the first day of his title defense.Matsuyama made four birdies i…READ FULL ARTICLE