Nelly Korda celebrates with her gold medal on the podium after the final round of the women's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games. Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports

Xander Schauffele congratulates Nelly Korda on gold medal with perfect tweet

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 8/8/21

The United States racked up the most gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as well as the most overall medals. The country can thank the two golf winners for adding to the gold-medal total.

Xander Schauffele won the gold medal in men’s golf at the Olympics, while Nelly Korda came through to win the gold on the women’s side.

Schauffele gave Korda a nod by tweeting a photo of her on Saturday and commenting on her gold-medal-winning pose.

Nailed the pose @NellyKorda

Another for the red, white and blue! #Tokyo2020 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/mSlMIvj7P5

— Xander Schauffele (@XSchauffele) August 7, 2021

Here’s the side-by-side of their photos:

From one Olympic champion to another. @XSchauffele x @NellyKorda // @TeamUSA x #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/PFp7ZUPTMU

— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) August 8, 2021

Korda, 23, is asserting herself as the best female golfer in the world. She won the women’s PGA Championship this year and the gold medal, while being ranked No. 1 in the world.

As for Schauffele, he famously struggled to win a major. Maybe the gold-medal win is the boost his golf career needed.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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