Xander Schauffele put on a clinic Sunday at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland, hitting 16 of 18 fairways in regulation and posting a 6-under par round of 65 for a 72-hole total of 9-under 275. It propelled him to a two-stroke win over Justin Rose and Billy Horschel to win the 152nd British Open. Thriston Lawrence (-6) and Russell Henley (-5) rounded out the top five.
The Claret Jug win was worth $3.1 million in prize money, while Rose and Horschel each won $1.44 million for their runner-up finish. Horschel led the Open Championship after three rounds.
“Hearing your name called with Open champion after it is something I’ve dreamed of for a very long time,” Schauffele said during the trophy presentation.
Two months ago, Schauffele arrived at the Valhalla Golf Club Louisville, Ky., for the PGA Championship with the dreaded label of best player to never win a major. He edged Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke to capture the PGA, also with a final round of 65. He now has a second major on his resume.
The 30-year-old American is just the seventh golfer to win the PGA and British Open in the same year—Tiger Woods accomplished the feat twice in 2000 and 2006. The last time was Rory McIlory in 2014. Brooks Koepka was the last male golfer to capture two majors in a single year with his 2018 U.S. Open and PGA Championship.
The two majors are Schauffele’s only wins in 2024, but he has been steady all year, making the cut in all 18 of his PGA Tour events and having only one finish outside the top 25. His prize money for the year is now $15.9 million, second behind Scottie Scheffler, who set a prize money record in 2024 and is at $28.1 million
Schauffele has won nine times on the PGA Tour and has career earnings of $54.8 million. He has also been one of the strongest performers during the FedEx Cup playoffs with three second-place finishes during the past five years and an additional $24.5 million in total earnings for the playoffs.
The $17 million purse for the British Open is the smallest of golf’s major championships. The U.S. Open is the largest at $21.5 million, and last month, DeChambeau earned $4.3 million for his win. Scottie Scheffler won $3.6 million of the Masters’ $20 million pool. In May, Schauffele made $3.3 million for his PGA title—the total payout was $18.5 million.
This year marks the first time since 1982 that American men captured all four of the year’s golf majors.
Schauffele heads to Paris next for the Summer Olympics where he will look to defend the gold medal he won during the Tokyo Olympics.
