Xander Schauffele reflected on his 2022 Genesis Scottish Open victory as “a big win for my team and myself” as he returned to The Renaissance Club to take his place in a star-studded field at this week’s event.
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The American arrives in Scotland in sensational form, having won his maiden Major title at the PGA Championship in May and has recorded ten other top-ten finishes on the PGA TOUR this year.
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Prior to claiming his first Major Championship crown at Valhalla Golf Club two months ago, the World Number Three’s last trip to the winner’s circle came at this event, and he has fond memories of that week.
The 30-year-old is relishing being back on Scottish soil and playing in front of local crowds at East Lothian, with the co-sanctioned event on the DP World Tour and PGA TOUR providing the ideal build-up to next week’s Open Championship at Royal Troon.
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The second Rolex Series event of the 2024 DP World Tour season welcome stars including defending champion Rory McIlroy, Major winners Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick, Brian Harman, Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa, Justin Rose, Schauffele and Justin Thomas, home hero Robert MacIntyre and his fellow European Ryder Cup players Ludvig Åberg, Tommy Fleetwood, Nicolai Højgaard and Viktor Hovland, and rising Korean star Tom Kim.
Player Quotes
Xander Schauffele: “Yeah, that was unique. I was coming off no wins, similar to what just happened. I didn’t win for a couple of years. I was able to win stateside, and then to travel over here straight after and win again, it was really cool.
“I was super proud and it’s something I’m still proud of, just to be able to win, of course, but also in a completely different country is a really tough thing to do and a testament to sort of consistency and good game planning. So it was a big win for my team and myself, and those back-to-backs are important.
“I love coming here and I love coming overseas, playing across the pond and slowly acclimating myself and yeah, just excited for the week. There’s just an appreciation. Not that all fans don’t appreciate golf but there’s a deeper appreciation here.
“They know what a good shot looks like. Like when you hit 140 yards from the pin, they know when that’s a good shot and they clap, and that’s always nice.”
