Xander Schauffele has no need for trophies — but he'd still like the Claret Jug back
He drank tequila from it in Portugal and wine on a few other occasions. He called relinquishing it 'a bummer' and said he would fight to regain possession of the silver trophy again this week. But it turns out he's not a trophy guy. Schauffele said he doesn't display any of the trophies from his nine Tour titles at his home. So, where are the trophies?
'My parents' house, probably in a bank vault. I think that's where some of the — like one of the trophies was when they travel,' he said.
As for the Olympic gold medal that he won at the Tokyo Summer Olympics? He said he had no idea.
'What am I going to do with it? I don't really invite people over to my house. Am I just going to go look at it myself?" he said. "That's the way I feel about it. I don't want to walk into a trophy room, look how great I am. I was just raised to think that way, and it's kind of stuck. I really don't sit at home, you know what I mean?'
Schauffele isn't the only champion golfer with this mindset. Lee Trevino, who won the British Open in 1971 and 1972, didn't keep his trophies around. They were tucked away in a bedroom upstairs, he said in an interview with the USGA. Neither did Masters champions and 15-time Tour winner Fred Couples, who kept them boxed in a closet. Tiger Woods only showcased his 15 major trophies. At the 2021 Masters, Rory McIlroy recounted how he was struck that the other 67 trophies from his remaining Tour wins were nowhere to be seen and asked him where they were.
"He said, 'I don't know.' I go, 'What?' He said, 'Yeah, my mom has some, and a few are in the office and a few are wherever,'" McIlroy recalled in his pre-tournament interview ahead of the 85th Masters.
More: Xander Schauffele jokes he was 'trending towards an alcoholic,' but he's happy to be back in Scotland
Annika Sorenstam had special shelving built for her trophies. When she moved and sold that house to Yani Tseng, the Korean golfer attempted to fill all the empty slots. But Schauffele won't necessarily miss having the Claret Jug around should he fail to defend his title this week at Royal Portrush Golf Club. And it's safe to say there may be some remodeling done in his home gym soon.
'My wife hung up some pictures of me in my gym of like me winning the Olympic medal, and she put it so high up I can't reach it. I have to get a ladder now, and it bothers me,' he said. 'Like if anything, put up like me in a Masters jacket, like that would piss me off, you know what I mean? Something like that is more motivating than like, all right, that's not great. I don't want to look at that.'
When asked what he would prefer on his gym walls, Schauffele replied, 'A photo of my dogs or nothing, a clock maybe. I'm always late, so maybe a clock would be good for me.'
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Associated Press
a minute ago
- Associated Press
'It's just how I am': Hatton chunters and curses his way into contention at the British Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — He curses out loud, he slams his clubs, he castigates himself — and his ball. All sometimes on the same hole. Tyrrell Hatton, a combustible English golfer, can divide opinion with his on-course conduct but few can argue about the quality of his game. And this week at Royal Portrush, he's making another run at a major championship. Hatton shot 2-under 69 in the second round of the British Open on Friday and, on 5-under par, was three strokes off the clubhouse lead held by Brian Harman. It comes just a few weeks after he was tied for the lead on Sunday at the U.S. Open when teeing off on the 71st hole, only for a bad break to derail his challenge. Maybe, then, his seemingly erratic behavior doesn't do him too much harm. 'Although from the outside it looks like I'm completely gone,' Hatton said, 'in my own mind I still know where I'm at.' Like at the par-4 14th hole Friday when he missed the green with a lob wedge. He screamed at himself and pointed at the slopes around the green of this grand old layout off the North Atlantic. Like on the par-4 18th hole when he hit a drive down the middle, only to set off down the fairway glaring at his 3-wood. 'I'm not going to change,' Hatton said. 'It's just how I am, how I play.' So, he isn't for changing? 'I'm 33,' Hatton replied, smiling. 'I think that ship has sailed, to be honest.' Hatton can go too far. In November, he was fined by the European tour and rebuked by a TV commentator after he cursed loudly after shots and pressed his iron so hard into the ground that it snapped at the World Tour Championship in Dubai. 'It's time for change, I'm afraid,' Ewen Murray, a commentator on British broadcaster Sky Sports, said. 'That's a terrible influence on the next generation.' This doesn't look like it will happen. Hatton's chuntering and general on-course antics can be box-office viewing at times, especially when tournaments are at their most tense and he's in contention. 'I've always said, as long as it's not affecting my playing partners,' he said. 'Sure, there's been times I've probably gone too far and you comment on a putt when they're putting on the same line and then it maybe affects where they're hitting their putt, stuff like that. 'I think that's part of what you learn as you get more experience, so I do try and avoid that kind of thing. But yeah, as long as I'm not affecting the other guys, then I'm not going to change.' What he hopes will change is the result compared to last month's U.S. Open. In a five-way tie for the lead at Oakmont and in with a shout of his first major title, Hatton hit what he thought was a good drive to the right — only for the ball to settle in knotty rough on a downslope above a greenside bunker. He made bogey and wound up tying for fourth, four back of winner J.J. Spaun. 'I know it wasn't the ending of how I'd like it to have played out, but how I dealt with everything there and even out on the golf course with the most pressure, I still feel like I hit some really good golf shots,' Hatton said. 'I'd love to have another chance to win.' ___ AP golf:
Yahoo
28 minutes ago
- Yahoo
British Open Round 2 live updates, leaderboard: Can Scottie Scheffler survive the weather that's arrived at Royal Portrush?
The second round of the British Open is underway and the Claret Jug is still very much up for grabs. There were five golfers tied for the lead when play finally ended on Thursday night, including Jacob Skov, Olesen, Haotong Li, Matt Fitzpartick, Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Harris English. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler will start Round 2 just a single shot behind thanks to an opening 68. But it's Brian Harman who has made the early run in Round 2, firing a 6-under 65 to move to -8 and take the clubhouse lead. Rory McIlroy, playing at home this week and trying to avenge his last outing at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, has kept himself in contention. He finished with a second round 69 to get to 3-under, five back of Harman. McIlroy finished No. 18 in a downpour that will surely impact scoring in the afternoon, which includes Scheffler. [Watch British Open Round 2 live on NBC Peacock] There are several big names who struggled in Round 1, putting themselves in jeopardy of missing the weekend. That included Bryson DeChambeau. He fired a 7-over to drop down to the tail end of the leaderboard. But he was on fire in Round 2, carding a 6-under 65 to get him within the cutline. Patrick Reed, Wyndham Clark, Collin Morikawa and Brooks Koepka are all in danger of missing the cut, which is currently at +1. Check out full tee times for Friday's round here, and the full leaderboard for the event. Follow along right here as Yahoo Sports covers all of the second round action from Royal Portrush:
New York Post
30 minutes ago
- New York Post
Security guard takes out anti-Israel protestor at Tour de France in wild scene
When a man began running down the course at the Tour de France in protest of an Israeli team's participation Wednesday, a security guard pulled no punches. The guard wrapped up the protester and shoved him against the wall separating the track from the viewing area, eventually tossing him over the wall, onto the ground and into a jam-packed crowd of fans. The shocking scene took place just 25 meters from the finish line as Norway's Jonas Abrahamsen edged out Switzerland's Mauro Schmid for victory in the 11th stage of the three-week race. Advertisement The protester was wearing a shirt that said 'Israel out of the Tour,' and he held a keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered headdress that has become a symbol of solidarity for the Palestinian cause. After the protester had been thrust onto the ground, the security guard yelled and pointed at him as the shocked crowd of fans looked on. Advertisement 4 A protester is corralled by a security guard at the finish line of the 11th stage of the Tour de France. A Tour de France security guard throws a protestor off the course. 4 A Tour de France security guard throws a protestor off the course. @visegrad24/X The protest was presumably directed at the Israel Premier-Tech team, which is registered in Israel, although it does not feature any Israeli bikers at this year's event. In April, pro-Palestinian movement Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions dubbed Israel Premier-Tech 'Team Genocide,' and called for 'peaceful protests.' Advertisement 4 A protester wears a t-shirt that reads 'Israel out of the tour' by the finish line of the Stage 11 of the Tour de France. REUTERS 'We call for more peaceful protests than ever along the routes of cycling races where Team Genocide is participating, including the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España,' the organization wrote. 'Let's make sure the road is closed to genocide perpetrators.' Members of the team also faced protests at the 2025 Amstel Gold Race in April and at the Giro d'Italia in May. 4 A sign at a protest against the presence of the Israel Premier-Tech on July 12. AFP via Getty Images Advertisement Stage 11 of the Tour de France, which stretched 156.8 kilometers, took place in and around the Southern French city of Toulouse. The prestigious race consists of 21 stages, with the event wrapping up at the Champs-Élysées in Paris on July 27.
