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After '18 Open-like Sunday alongside Jordan Spieth, Xander Schauffele 'licking his wounds'

After finishing second for the second straight event and seventh time since his last victory, Xander Schauffele was licking his wounds as he departed TPC Scottsdale.

He and Jordan Spieth had entered Sunday’s final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open tied for the lead, but they shot 71 and 72, respectively, and watched as Brooks Koepka fired a closing 6-under 65 to end a lengthy losing streak of his own.

“Brooks is a great example for me,” said Schauffele, who finished 18 under, a shot back of Koepka. “He hasn't been in great form, missed few cuts, and comes out and wins, so there is something to that, something to his recipe, and he's definitely figured it out.