Sometimes you win a major solving the course, as Scottie Scheffler did in the Masters this year. Sometimes, you win a major by facing down a rival, as Xander Schauffele did at the PGA, and Bryson DeChambeau did at the U.S. Open. And sometimes, you win a major by just hanging out, waiting for the right moment ... and then launching into orbit.
In a week where Scotland threw all it could at Royal Troon Golf Club — wind from three directions, sideways rain, haze and chill — Xander Schauffele survived the elements and 158 other challengers to win the British Open.