The player who began the year without a major now has two after a British Open triumph featuring a surgical Sunday 65.
TROON, Scotland — The tears had dried by the time Stefan Schauffele made his way from the 18th green at Royal Troon toward reporters waiting to speak to him in the aftermath of his son Xander’s impressive victory on Sunday.
Asked if there was any liquid of substance in the flask he pulled from his pocket, Stefan cracked: “What do you think, we’re in Scotland!”The gregarious and often outspoken Stefan Schauffele was understandably giddy, his son having become the first player since Brooks Koepka in 2018 to win two major championships in a year.He did it with a surgical 6-under-par 65 including a back-nine 31. Six birdies, no bogeys. It was, quite simply, the kind of golf you dream of under such circumstances.
“I mean, it's a dream come true to win two majors in one year. It took me forever just to win one, and to have two now is something else.” He’s got two wins, both majors, and is the only player to finish top 10 in each of the majors, with a tie for eighth at the Masters and a tie for seventh at the U.S. Open. He has 12 top-10s in 17 starts.
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