American shoots flawless 65 on final day at Royal Troon to beat Justin Rose by two shots and claim his second major of the year
Xander Schauffele won his second major in three months in the 152nd Open at Royal Troon to complete an American clean sweep of the game’s biggest titles.
Schauffele, who registered a major record of 21 under par to win the US PGA at Valhalla in May, is the first player to win two majors in a year since Brooks Koepka in 2018. Rose was bidding to become the first qualifier to lift the Claret Jug since Paul Lawrie in 1999, while the 4,053-day gap since his 2013 US Open victory at Merion would have set a new record.
A stunning approach to the 11th left Schauffele with a tap-in for the only birdie all day on the daunting par four, another on the 13th took him into a share of the lead and Lawrence’s bogey on the 12th handed Schauffele an advantage he would never relinquish.
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