The Californian backed up his first major title at the PGA with a flawless Sunday at Royal Troon, completing an American sweep of the majors in 2024.
Xander Schauffele, who began the year as one of the best players in golf without a major, now has two of the game’s biggest prizes after winning the 152nd British Open.
Sunday began as anyone's tournament, with 12 players within four shots of the lead, and for the first half of the final round South African Thriston Lawrence was making a bid to be an unlikely major champion. He made four birdies in his opening nine holes but the world No. 98 made his first bogey of the day at the par-4 12th hole after failing to get up and down from off the green.
Americans swept the major champions in 2024: Scottie Scheffler at the Masters, Schauffele at the PGA, Bryson DeChambeau at the U.S. Open and Schauffele again at the Open Championship. The last time that happened was in 1982 when Craig Stadler won the Masters, Tom Watson won the U.S. and British Opens and Raymond Floyd won the PGA.
No one else could keep pace Sunday in a calmer weather day after three days of wind and occasional rain. Billy Horschel, the Saturday night leader looking for his first major, made three birdies opposite one bogey in his first six holes but bogeyed the 8th and 10th. The University of Florida product rallied with birdies on his final three holes to get to 7 under and the tie for second.
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