TROON, Scotland — The tears had dried by the time Stefan Schauffele made his way from the 18th green at Royal Troon toward reporters waiting to speak to him in the aftermath of his son Xander’s impressive victory on Sunday.
Dad had missed his son’s major triumph in May at the PGA Championship, and there was some who wondered if that was by design. Although not a golf pro, Stefan Schauffele had served as his son’s coach and manager and now he wasn’t on the scene.
