America's Schauffele wins British Open / Photo: ANDY BUCHANAN - AFP
America's Schauffele wins British Open
America's Xander Schauffele won the British Open at Royal Troon on Sunday to secure his second major championship, two months after claiming his first.
The 30-year-old Californian delivered a faultless final round of 65 on Scotland's west coast to emerge from a congested leaderboard and grab the Claret Jug.
Schauffele, winner of the PGA Championship in May, finished on nine-under par, two shots ahead of England's Justin Rose and America's Billy Horschel.
He had started the last round tied for second with five other players, a shot behind overnight leader Horschel.
But it was Schauffele who grabbed all the opportunities that came his way, picking up six birdies to go with 12 pars.
M.Schulz--MP
