Xander Schauffele didn’t have the greatest final round on Sunday, but an even-par 70 was enough to do the trick as he won the Genesis Scottish Open in North Berwick, Scotland by one shot over Kurt Kitayama.
Schauffele carded four birdies and four bogeys at The Renaissance Club while winning his second consecutive PGA Tour event. He won the Travelers Championship at the end of June.
The 7-under 273 total resulted in the seventh career PGA Tour victory for the 28-year-old Schauffele, who also won the Olympic gold medal in Japan last year.
“It was stressful. I’m not going to put makeup on a pig here,” said Schauffele, who also won an unofficial pro-am event in Ireland earlier in the week. “It was a very average day, probably my worst of the week.”…