18 - 21 Jul 2024
The 152nd OPEN
Royal Troon GC, Ayrshire, Scotland
Two years on from winning the Genesis Scottish Open, Schauffele is a winner again in Scotland at The Open Championship.
"Hearing your name called with 'Open champion' after it is something I've dreamt of for a very long time," says a clearly delighted Xander Schauffele as he receives the Claret Jug.
In the space of two months, the American has become a two-time Major winner.
Xander Schauffele wins The 152nd Open 2162916395
The trophy presentation has just taken place at Royal Troon, with Nairn golfer Calum Scott receiving the Silver Medal as low amateur.
With Schauffele's victory, American players have swept the men's major championship season for the first time (in a year where all four were contested) since 1982.
Let's take a moment to reflect on the achievements of Thriston Lawrence at The Open.
With his solo fourth place finish, the South African has earned a return visit to golf's oldest Major and a debut appearance at next year's Masters Tournament.
Here are some of the notable finishes among DP World Tour members at Royal Troon:
- Justin Rose (T2)
- Billy Horschel (T2)
- Thriston Lawrence (4)
- Shane Lowry (6)
- Jon Rahm (T7)
- Matthew Jordan (T10)
- Adam Scott (T10)
- Dan Brown (T10)
Horschel's bid for a first Major win might have come up short but the American receives a fanastic roar as he closes out his week with a birdie to finish alonside Rose in a share for second at seven under.
And despite seeing his second shot shoot backwards off the face of a fairway bunker, playing partner Lawrence salvages a par to finish solo fourth - his best finish in a Major - at six under,
Moments afterwards, Rose holes a breaking right-to-left swinging birdie putt from around 15 feet to card a 67.
With it, the Englishman holds solo second place with just one group to come.
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Schauffele almost drains another birdie putt at the last to card what would have been a seven under 64 and with it the best score of the week.
Nonetheless, it's a stress-free par and the American is moments away from being able to officially call himself an Open champion.
Pictures are focusing in on the engraver as he etches the name of Schauffele on the Claret Jug.
With a three-shot lead in tact, the American is taking the acclaim of the 18th grandstand as he makes his way to the green. A two-putt par will see him card a bogey-free six-under-par 65.
Never in doubt. With two holes to play, Schauffele has one hand on the Claret Jug.
He leads by three from Lawrence with holes running out for the chasers.
Seems hard to look past Schauffele now. The American has four feet or so for another birdie to move three clear after a deft chip shot at the par-five 16th.
The final group have four holes to play. Four shots seperate the top six players - will anyone stop Schauffele from winning the Claret Jug and becoming a two-time Major winner?
It might prove in van but Lowry is fighting to the end, The 2019 Open champion holes a swinging birdie putt from off the green at the par-three 17th to get to four under.
So close yet so far.
Rose comes up agonisingly short for pace with a birdie attempt from just inside of 20 feet at the 14th.
Now, over to Schauffele who has a birdie putt inside of that to extend his lead to two...
And there we go, Lawrence makes his first bogey of the day and siddenly an American tops the leaderboard.
He's got around a 12-foot putt to come for another birdie at the par-three 14th.
