Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Xander Schauffele claimed victory at the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon on Sunday, earning his second major championship of the year.
Schauffele, who had entered the year never claiming a victory at any major until the PGA Championship, became the first player to even two in the same year with closing rounds of 65.
Jack Nicklaus is the only other player to do it in his career. Xander Schauffele, right, celebrates with caddie Austin Kaiser after winning The Open at Royal Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. (Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images) "It was hard.
It was very difficult," Schauffele said with a smile after the final round. "I think winning the first one helped me a lot today on the back nine.