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Xander Schauffele won the British Open on Sunday for his second major of the year, delivering a masterpiece Sunday at Royal Troon with a six-under-par 65.
Sometimes, you win a major by facing down a rival, as Xander Schauffele did at the PGA, and Bryson DeChambeau did at the U.S. Open. And sometimes, you win a major by just hanging out, waiting for ...
The British Open offered a $17 million purse this season which, while a record for the event, was the lowest offered among the major championships in 2024. The Players Championship offered the ...
It was the tenth Open Championship played at the Old Course of Troon. Xander Schauffele shot a final-round 65 to win his second major championship, [1] two strokes ahead of Justin Rose and 54-hole leader Billy Horschel. With Schauffele's win, Americans won all four majors in the same calendar year for the eleventh time and the first time in 42 ...
Jack Nicklaus, three-time Open Champion in 1966, 1970, and 1978 Seve Ballesteros, three-time Open Champion in 1979, 1984, and 1988 Nick Faldo, three-time Open Champion in 1987, 1990, and 1992 Tiger Woods, three-time Open Champion in 2000, 2005, and 2006. He is one of six champions to win wire-to-wire after 72-holes played with his victory in 2005.
The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland .
The 152nd Open returns to Royal Troon for the 10th time, a beautiful links and classic in the sense that eight of the nine holes go south along the Firth of Clyde and before heading back into the prevailing wind toward the clubhouse. The exception is No. 8, the signature at Royal Troon, a 123-yard hole known as the “Postage Stamp.”
It was the ninth Open Championship played at the Old Course of Troon, and the fifth since gaining royal status. Henrik Stenson shot a final round 63 for 264, a record 20-under par, three strokes ahead of runner-up Phil Mickelson, the 2013 champion. The leader after 54 holes, Stenson became the first Scandinavian man to win a major title. [2]