Schauffele wins British Open for 2nd major of the year; Wannasaen wins LPGA Tour’s Dana Open

TROON, Scotland — Xander Schauffele won the British Open on Sunday for his second major of the year, delivering a masterpiece at Royal Troon with a 6-under 65 to overcome a two-stroke deficit and give the Americans their first four-major sweep since 1982.

Schauffele, who at the start of the season doubted whether he could win a major, has now won two with a style of golf not seen in 90 years of the four majors.

He won the PGA Championship at Valhalla by making a 6-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 65. In a final round at Royal Troon that produced high drama — six players one stroke behind, nine players three strokes apart — Schauffele made a tense Sunday look like a leisurely stroll along the Irish Sea.

He is the first player to win two majors with closing rounds of 65 in the same year. Jack Nicklaus is the only other player to do so in his career.

He won by two strokes ahead of Americans Billy Horschel (68) and Justin Rose (67), the 43-year-old Englishman who had to play 36 holes of qualifying to get into the field.

LPGA Tour

SYLVANIA, Ohio — Chanettee Wannasaen won the Dana Open for Children for her second LPGA Tour title, birdieing the final two holes to hold off Haeran Ryu by one stroke.

Three strokes ahead of playing partner Ryu going into the round, Wannasaen closed with a 4-under 67 to finish at 20-under 264 at Highland Meadows. The 20-year-old Thai player won last year’s Portland Classic.

Ryu shot 65, also birdiing the last two holes. The South Korean player had six birdies and a bogey on the back nine.

Defending champion Linn Grant of Sweden and Ssu-Chia Cheng of Taiwan finished in a tie for third place at 14 under par, each with a score of 68. China’s Xiyu “Janet” Lin (70) and Mary Liu (69) finished at 12 under par. Lin was the highest-ranked player in the field at world No. 15.

Korn Ferry Ride

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Matt McCarty won the Price Cutter Charity Championship for his first Korn Ferry Tour title, finishing with a 6-under 66 to finish by three strokes over Tommy Gainey.

McCarty finished at 25-under 263 at Highland Springs, the former Santa Clara player jumping from 22nd to seventh in the season standings.

The 48-year-old Gainey shot 68.

Other tours

Haruka Kawasaki broke the Japanese LPGA 72-hole scoring record to finish at 28-under 260 in the Daito Kentaku Eheyanet Ladies. The 21-year-old Kawasaki shot 68-65-63-64 for her fourth career title. Miyuu Yamashita was second, four strokes behind after a 66. … England’s Frank Kennedy won the Challenge Tour’s Euram Bank Open by one stroke in Austria for his first professional victory. The 18-year-old Kennedy is the tour’s youngest winner since 2018. He closed with a 1-over 71 to finish at 13 under. … Jana Melichova won the Dutch Ladies Open for her second Ladies European Tour title. The Czech player closed with a 5-under 67 to overcome a six-stroke deficit and win by one. … Lauren Stephenson closed with a 1-over 72 for a two-stroke victory at the Epson Tour’s Twin Bridges Championship at Pinehaven in Guilderland, New York. She finished at 9-under 204. Jessica Porvasnik was second with a 69. … Ryan Burnett won the Bromont Open at Golf Chateau-Bromont in Quebec for his first PGA Tour Americas title. The 24-year-old former North Carolina player shot an 8-under 62 to finish at 22-under 258, two strokes ahead of David Pastore.

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