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Sunday 21 July 2024PGA Tour · DP World TourYear in Review
Schauffele wins the Open
Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 July 2024 · Xander Schauffele’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $17,000,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/15°C · wind 28 km/h S, gusts 48 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/16°C · wind 29 km/h S, gusts 49 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/12°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 35 · 10 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/12°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 38 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- The Open
1860–2026 in our record, 154 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Justin Rose ENG · 277Played alongside Schauffele and shot 67 to finish two back at 7-under, tied second. 2024 Open Championship - Wikipedia
- Billy Horschel USA · 27754-hole leader; birdied the final three holes to tie Rose for second, two behind. 2024 Open Championship - Wikipedia
157 started · cut +6, 80 made it
Same week
Men's major
The Open
Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course), Troon
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Billy Horschel, Justin Rose
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 July 2024
It's an honour. I've always dreamt of doing it. That walk up 18 truly is the coolest with the yellow leaderboards and the fans and the standing ovation.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 July 2024
I mean, it's a dream come true to win two majors in one year. It took me forever just to win one, and to have two now is something else.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 July 2024
Gutted when I walked off the course and it hit me hard because I was so strong out there today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xander Schauffele | 69 · 72 · 69 · 65 | 275 | −9 |
| T2 | Justin Rose | 69 · 68 · 73 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T2 | Billy Horschel | 72 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| 4 | Thriston Lawrence | 71 · 74 · 65 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| 5 | Russell Henley | 69 · 75 · 66 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| 6 | Shane Lowry | 66 · 69 · 77 · 68 | 280 | −4 |
| T7 | Jon Rahm | 73 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 283 | −1 |
| T7 | Sungjae Im | 76 · 72 · 66 · 69 | 283 | −1 |
| T7 | Scottie Scheffler | 70 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 283 | −1 |
| T10 | Adam Scott | 70 · 77 · 66 · 71 | 284 | E |
| T10 | Matthew Jordan | 71 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 284 | E |
| T10 | Daniel Brown | 65 · 72 · 73 · 74 | 284 | E |
The golfer
born 1993-10-25, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 2015; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 2; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by owgr.com player profile).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond 10.5°, Mitsubishi Diamana PD 70 TX (70g)
- Fairway Wood Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond High Launch 16.5°, Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80 TX (80g)
- Hybrid Callaway Apex UW 21°, Mitsubishi Kai’li White 90 TX (90g)
- Irons Mizuno MP-20 3, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Mid X100 X100
- Irons Callaway Apex TCB 4-10, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 X100
- Wedge Callaway Jaws Raw 52° (10° bounce, S grind)
- Wedge Titleist Vokey Design SM10 56° (10° bounce, S grind)
- Wedge Titleist Vokey Design Wedeworks Proto 60° (K grind), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 X100
- Putter Odyssey Toulon Design Las Vegas Prototype 7CH
- Ball Callaway Chrome Tour X
standard bag, not confirmed for this week