MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Open was an eventful week both on and off the course for Xander Schauffele.
A closing 78 at Royal Portrush left him tied for 41st at the year’s last major, but as he soaked in the warm sun at TPC Southwind on Tuesday it wasn’t his final-round scorecard that he wanted to put behind him.
Last Tuesday, Schauffele’s driver failed a CT (characteristic time) test, which uses a pendulum to measure the amount of microseconds a metal ball is in contact with the face when it’s swung against it, and he was forced to find a hasty replacement.