Xander Schauffele got his hands on The Open Championship for the first time at Royal Troon on Sunday, seeing off Justin Rose and Billy Horschel to lift the
Schauffele was crowned Champion Golfer of The Year at the Ayrshire links course on Sunday, fending off Justin Rose and Billy Horschel to win his second major title in three starts. The American star secured victory in style carding a bogey-free six-under-par 65 in the final round to finish at nine-under for the week.
Schauffele was crowned Champion Golfer of The Year at the Ayrshire links course on Sunday, fending off Justin Rose and Billy Horschel to win his second major title in three starts. The American star secured victory in style carding a bogey-free six-under-par 65 in the final round to finish at nine-under for the week.
In the aftermath the two-time major champion was presented with the prestigious Claret Jug in front of the Royal Troon clubhouse, becoming the first person to do so since Stenson in 2016.
The Swede prevailed in one of the greatest major battles of all time after seeing off Mickelson, and Schauffele revealed watching this back helped him towards major No. 2 on Sunday. “I feel very honoured. Hearing your name called with ‘Open champion’ afterwards is something I’ve dreamt of for a very long time,” he claimed.
“I watched the highlights of Phil [Mickelson] and Henrik [Stenson] in 2016 to motivate myself. I guess that paid off pretty nicely!” Admitting it was a dream to be crowned Champion Golfer of The Year, Schauffele said: “It’s an honour. I’ve always dreamt of doing it.
That walk up 18 truly is the coolest with the yellow leaderboards and the fans and the standing ovation. It really is one of the coolest feelings I’ve ever had in my life. I got chills walking down and quickly had to zap myself back into focus because the tournament wasn’t over yet. I can’t wait to enjoy this with my family.”
Xander Schauffele reveals LIV Golf duo ‘motivated’ him in Open Championship win
Xander Schauffele got his hands on The Open Championship for the first time at Royal Troon on Sunday, seeing off Justin Rose and Billy Horschel to lift the
Schauffele was crowned Champion Golfer of The Year at the Ayrshire links course on Sunday, fending off Justin Rose and Billy Horschel to win his second major title in three starts. The American star secured victory in style carding a bogey-free six-under-par 65 in the final round to finish at nine-under for the week.
Schauffele was crowned Champion Golfer of The Year at the Ayrshire links course on Sunday, fending off Justin Rose and Billy Horschel to win his second major title in three starts. The American star secured victory in style carding a bogey-free six-under-par 65 in the final round to finish at nine-under for the week.
In the aftermath the two-time major champion was presented with the prestigious Claret Jug in front of the Royal Troon clubhouse, becoming the first person to do so since Stenson in 2016.
The Swede prevailed in one of the greatest major battles of all time after seeing off Mickelson, and Schauffele revealed watching this back helped him towards major No. 2 on Sunday. “I feel very honoured. Hearing your name called with ‘Open champion’ afterwards is something I’ve dreamt of for a very long time,” he claimed.
“I watched the highlights of Phil [Mickelson] and Henrik [Stenson] in 2016 to motivate myself. I guess that paid off pretty nicely!” Admitting it was a dream to be crowned Champion Golfer of The Year, Schauffele said: “It’s an honour. I’ve always dreamt of doing it.
That walk up 18 truly is the coolest with the yellow leaderboards and the fans and the standing ovation. It really is one of the coolest feelings I’ve ever had in my life. I got chills walking down and quickly had to zap myself back into focus because the tournament wasn’t over yet. I can’t wait to enjoy this with my family.”