The Open 2024 LIVE: Golf leaderboard and result as Xander Schauffele wins Claret Jug ahead of Justin Rose
Schauffele won the Open at Troon with a stunning final round of 65 as American men swept all four majors for the first time since 1982
Xander Schauffele is The Open champion after carding a faultless final round to hold off the challenge of Justin Rose and win his second major championship of the year at Troon.
Schauffele, who won his first major title at the PGA Championship in May, shot a wonderful bogey-free round of 65, with six birdies, to take charge of a dramatic final round and lift the Claret Jug.
The American made crucial birdies at the 11th, 12th and 14th holes to move clear of a frustrated Rose, as well as Thriston Lawrence and overnight leader Billy Horschel, after the trio shared the lead heading into the back nine.
Schauffele’s victory means all four of this season’s majors have been won by Americans for the first time since 1982, with Scottie Scheffler winning the Masters and Bryson DeChambeau claiming the US Open.
Rose matched his best Open finish as the 43-year-old birdied the final hole to claim a share of second along with Horschel, while 2019 Open champion Shane Lowry finished sixth.
Follow all the reaction from the fourth and final round of The Open below:
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Rose is lying downhill as he goes for the birdie at seven, but it’s short. He makes par.
Lowry has his own birdie attempt on eight, but he misses too.
And it’s back-to-back birdies for Schauffele as he guides it in from short! He moves to-5.
But the joint lead isn’t shared for long! Moments later, Horschel tucks in the birdie putt to go to six-under.
Lawrence has the chance to join him, but he hasn’t read it well and he’ll settle for par.
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Dan Brown has fallen back a little, staying at -1 as he narrowly misses a birdie putt.
On eight, Scheffler’s tee shot gives him a great birdie chance – he’s read the line well and sank it to move to -4!
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Lowry reads it well and sinks the birdie on eight, and he moves up to -4! Right among the contenders.
Schauffele responds by birdieing the sixth, and he moves level with the Irishman.
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Rose is inches away from a birdie at the sixth, bending his knees as it sneaks past the hole.
One back, Horschel saves par impressively after finding the bunker at the par-3, as does Lawrence. It’s as you were.
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Shane Lowry again!
A third birdie of the day for the 2019 Open champion! A lovely approach at the seventh leaves a five-foot putt for birdie, and he moves two shots off the lead.
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Scheffler drops a shot after having to lay-up out of the fairway bunker at the sixth, while Brown makes his third bogey in a row to fall back to even par after starting the day a shot off the lead.
Fair to say his day has not gone to plan.
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Horschel gets back into a share of a lead as the American bounces back with a birdie at the par-5 fourth, and Lawrence joins him as both players in the final group birdie the first par-5 of the day.
There’s a three-way lead now at the top of the leaderboard.
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Rahm does indeed drop his first shot of the day, as his first bogey adds to four earlier birdies that had the Spaniard on the charge.
Rose had the distance right with his birdie effort but it stays high on the right, so the leader keeps ahead with a par at the 5th.
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Rahm has reached the turn but has landed into trouble at the 11th with his drive, and looks set to be dropping his first shot of the fial round.
Scheffler had to settle for par on the par-5 fourth and drops his club after driving into the fairway bunker at the fifth, as Rose edged ahead.
What a story this could be as Rose makes two birdies through his first four holes. He will have a look from 20 feet on the par-3.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
Birdie for Justin Rose!
And into the outright lead! A confident putt from the Englishman, his ball rattling the back of the cup.
He’s into the lead at -5.
Less good news for the other Englishman in the top-10, as Brown drops a bogey-fourat the par-3 fifth for his second bogey in a row.
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