But the Americans looked dominant in the middle order, and victory looked assured when Mark Calcavecchia went four up on Montgomerie with four to play. Inexplicably, Calcavecchia imploded under the pressure and gifted the final four holes to the Scot, who won the 16th with a double-bogey after both players had found water. Both players took the decision to skip The Open, the final men's major of the year, earlier this month to focus entirely on the Olympics, knowing that anything other than a top-three finish in Tokyo would have career-changing consequences. For Whyte, an arduous journey lasting over four years looks set to end in a huge British battle against Fury in 2022. Winning an Olympic medal would be among the career highlights for any sportsman, although it would hold even greater significance for two of the golfers in action in Tokyo.