Xander Schauffele breaks silence on Shane Lowry's brutal comments as Ryder Cup team-mates split

American golfer Xander Schauffele brushed off Shane Lowry's criticisms about the conditions at Royal Troon , choosing instead to celebrate his successful domination of The Open .

The golf star is on cloud nine following a fabulous year , claiming the PGA Championship trophy in May. He managed both sunny and rainy weather on the final day at the Scottish course to claim victory.

Schauffele, who began the final round just trailing behind leader Billy Horschel, finished with a score nine-under-par, solidifying a two-shot victory over his nearest rivals.

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After joining Jordan Spieth in the record books as the first player to secure two majors in one season in recent times, the 30-year-old described his final round as the best performance of his career. Schauffele could not contain his happiness when looking back on his Open journey.

Radiating with joy, he took a trip down memory lane as he spoke about his childhood dreams of securing the Claret Jug, a dream that felt just within reach this side of the Atlantic. He commented: "It's hard to explain. As a kid you dream of it. I tried to force myself to dream of it as of late. It's surreal. It is a dream come true.", reports the Express .

He continued, expressing his admiration for the British tournament, starkly contrasting to Lowry's remarks: "It's always a special trip coming over here. Growing up in the States, it's a privilege to travel playing golf. It's something I always look forward to. The wind, the rain, the fans, the deep bunkers - you name it. It's something I always enjoy and it probably helped me win this thing."

Shane Lowry has admitted that he struggled with the set-up at Royal Troon, saying: "Look, I don't really know what to say. It was a grind. It wasn't much fun,".

The Irishman added: "Driver, driver into 15. 16 playing ridiculously long. Driver into 17. Then you're standing on the 18th tee wondering if you can actually hit the fairway, if you can reach the fairway, and it's 230 yards to the fairway."

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"Bear in mind my driver pitched about 220 yards on the 17th hole. So, yeah, it's not much fun out there. It's obviously very difficult."

He questioned: "But you'd have to question why there weren't a couple of tees put forward today, to be honest. I think 15 and 17 - like 15 is 500 yards playing into that wind."

His Ryder Cup team-mate, Tyrrell Hatton, agreed that the conditions were challenging at Royal Troon.

However, Matthew Fitzpatrick disagreed, saying: "I think this has been a fantastically fair test this week. I don't know whether to feel sorry for the RandA about yesterday afternoon or whether they did get it wrong, I genuinely don't know."

"I think I was sat in my chair in my living room in the warmth thinking I hit eight-iron on 13 and these boys are hitting three-wood. So it was quite a difference. Aside from that, I think it's been a really good test."

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