Xander Schauffele is an American golfer with a German surname and grandparents in Tokyo. And now the strands of his unusual family history have merged into one career-defining moment: an Olympic gold medal in Japan.
KAWAGOE, Japan—
Schauffele’s father and coach was once an Olympic hopeful until misfortune struck. His mother was raised in Japan. He won with his father at his side in the country where much of his family lives.“When I see him on the podium,” Stefan Schauffele said just off the 18th green, “I’m choking up thinking about it,”
Schauffele’s 18-under par win here at Kasumigaseki Country Club solidified a distinctly American journey that traces its roots through Germany, San Diego and Japan. After entering the final round with a lead, extending it, and then giving it up, he rallied over the final two holes to clinch a gold medal for the U.S and edge out Slovakia’s silver medalist Rory Sabbatini.
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