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Xander Schauffele recorded his tenth profession PGA Tour victory with a one-stroke win over Max Greyserman on the Baycurrent Classic on Sunday in Yokohama, Japan.
Schauffele collected eight birdies towards one bogey to card a 7-under-par 64 on Sunday and end at 19-under 265 on the Yokohama Country Club. He pocketed $1.44 million for his first-place end.
Greyserman, who had seven birdies and one bogey, shot a 65 on Sunday to reside in second place at this event for the second time in as a few years. He stays searching for his first PGA Tour title.
The victory held much more weight for Schauffele, given he has maternal grandparents dwelling in Japan and his mom grew up within the nation. To boot, Schauffele’s spouse, Maya, is half Japanese and grew up in Okinawa.
‘I’ve been coming right here since I used to be about 9 years outdated to go to my grandparents,’ Schauffele stated. ‘I form of fell in love with this nation a very long time in the past. I am unable to wait to carry my son right here when he is sufficiently old to form of perceive and admire the tradition right here in Japan.’Yeah, the ties run deep for the Schauffele household right here in Japan.’
Schauffele recorded three birdies on his first six holes and answered a bogey on his par-3 seventh with one other birdie on No. 8. He was stored on his toes by Greyserman earlier than Schauffele two-putted on the par-4 18th to seal the win.
‘I feel each participant in any sport sooner or later in time you are feeling such as you’re on high of the world and then you definitely really feel like, not that you’ve got misplaced it, however you are feeling much less assured,’ Schauffele stated. ‘I’ve a extremely good workforce round me; they decide me up when I’m down. You know, that is actually particular for me. Sooner than I assumed, to be honest. I used to be operating out of occasions in 2025 to form of put my mark on it.
‘I’m certain once I look again on 2025 on the finish of my profession, I’ll smile and assume it was a terrific 12 months.’
Greyserman admittedly had blended feelings following the ultimate spherical. After all, he both held or shared the lead after every of the earlier three rounds.
‘I might take this a number of alternative ways. Another second can be one thought, upset can be one other thought, but in addition on the flip facet, I might say I performed rather well,’ Greyserman stated. ‘I shot 65 on Sunday once I was tied for the lead and within the final group, so a whole lot of good. It’s like I do not actually know how you can really feel as a result of I’m clearly very upset, nevertheless it’s the PGA Tour. You have to play distinctive on a Sunday to win a golf event.
‘I performed nice, however I simply did not play adequate.’
Last 12 months, Greyserman misplaced to winner Nico Echavarria by one stroke after the latter sank birdie putts on two of his last three holes.
Michael Thorbjornsen carded a 64 on Sunday to complete three pictures behind Schauffele.
–Field Level Media