Xander Schauffele entered the year having never won a major. Following a weekend at Royal Troon, he is now a two-time major winner.
Xander Schauffele claimed victory at the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon on Sunday, earning his second major championship of the year. Schauffele, who had entered the year never claiming a victory at any major until the PGA Championship, became the first player to even two in the same year with closing rounds of 65. Jack Nicklaus is the only other player to do it in his career. 'It was hard. It was very difficult,' Schauffele said with a smile after the final round.
He played bogey-free and pulled away with three birdies in a four-hole stretch early on the back nine to go from two shots behind to leading by as many as three. SI WOO KIM RECORDS HISTORIC ACE AT BRITISH OPEN 'Best round I’ve played,' Schauffele said with a grin. Despite being in contention earlier on, Horschel and Justin Rose tied for second with just two strokes behind. Schauffele’s win in Scotland on Sunday also set a record for the Americans. For the first time since 1982, U.S.
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