The Scottish Open goes to the American Xander Schauffele who in North Berwick, with a total of 273 (72 65 66 70, -7) strokes, overtook his compatriot Kurt Kitayama on the course of The Renaissance Club (par 70) , 2 / o with 274 (-6) ahead of South Korean Joohyung Kim, 3 / o with 275 (-5).
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Fifth American to win the competition – which is part of the Rolex Series and this year was organized in combination by DP World Tour and PGA Tour – Schauffele is in a moment of super shape. On June 26 made him the Travelers Championship (PGA Tour).
Then, a few days ago, he won the JP McManus Pro-Am in Ireland. So, now he has finished the Scottish Open ahead of everyone, and this exploit has earned him $ 1,440,000 for a total prize pool of $ 8 million. Already a gold medalist at the Tokyo Games, the Californian will be among the big names to beat in the 150th edition of The Open, the fourth Major of 2022 scheduled from 14 to 17 July again in Scotland, but on the course of the Old Course in St.
Andrews. Where Italy will field Francesco Molinari (his The Open in 2018), Guido Migliozzi and the amateur Filippo Celli. But at the Scottish Open, the Azzurri disappointed. The only one to have passed the cut was Migliozzi, who then ranked 72 / o with 293 (72 71 76 74, +13) hits.
Alexander Victor Schauffele (San Diego, October 25, 1993) is an American golfer, mainly active in the PGA and European Tour. He is the winner of the Olympic gold medal in the individual at the Tokyo 2020 Games. Born in San Diego to a French-German father and Taiwanese mother, he comes from a family of athletes and footballers: his father Stefan was an aspiring decathlete, while his great-grandparents Richard (also discus thrower, weightlifter and multi-titled javelin) and Johann Hoffmann were decent footballers success in Europe.
He attends the State University of California, Long Beach and then the State University of San Diego, where he successfully plays the sport of golf. In 2014 he beat compatriot Hossler by winning the amateur championship in California at the prestigious La Costa Resort & Spa, before being defeated by the same in the final contest of the Western Amateur a few months later.
[3] His results at an amateur level earned him entry into the Top 10 of the world amateur ranking before his transition to professionalism in 2015. In 2021 he participates in Tokyo 2020 and wins the first American gold medal since the readmission of golf to the Olympics. He wins the Olympic tournament with 266 hits in 4 days, 18 under par.
