Behind him, in the background of the 18th green, the names on the big screen rolled across the overall standings.
It took a while before Alex Norén's name appeared, on the contrary this morning.
What then started with a third place and hopes of participating in and breaking the Swedish medal drought in the Olympics in Tokyo has now turned into a more hidden shared 17th place.
Up to the gold and American world five Xander Schauffele distinguishes seven strokes.
To Carlos Ortiz, Mexico, and Paul Casey, England, and a battle for the bronze, a total of five strokes.
Tough competition
Of course, nothing is impossible.
However, nothing gets easier when the competition consists of world names who so many times before have been in this situation on final Sundays in the golf context.
Before the start of Olympic golf, the competition was questioned after re-offers and dropouts by world stars such as Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau.
A look at the results list now and it could be the top fight in a PGA competition or even a major.
- I do not think of everyone who is before, I "shoot" a really low round so there is a chance.
They do not always perform at the top either.
It's about thinking about myself and what I can do, then doing it is another matter.
Norén knows that there must not be a replay on Saturday.
The first two rounds were stable.
During the third round he mixed and gave, most gave it would turn out.
Bad close play
In the end, there were four bogeys, two more than what was produced during the previous two rounds.
- I blame everything on bad close play and bad putting.
Then with this format with three places that play a role, it becomes easy to unconsciously push yourself and want birdies early in the round.
And on the 14th hole, the frustration became apparent, a pitch against the green that stayed far too short around the flag, Norén lifted the club over the knee - but did not break it.
- I have actually never done it.
There were a little too many holes left to play, says Norén with a smile.
- I destroyed a driver on the 17th hole once when I knew I did not need to use it on the 18th hole.