Not many athletes can say they earned an Olympic medal, but Matt Kuchar is one of them. His final-round charge during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio ultimately became an 8-under 63, good enough to claim a bronze medal.
"That was an incredible run," Kuchar said Wednesday at the Sony Open during his pre-tournament news conference. "It felt Olympian."
Nearly four years later and Kuchar keeps a close eye on that medal; not in the trophy case in his house but rather stored away in his backpack.
No, seriously. In his backpack.
"Wherever my backpack goes it goes," Kuchar said.