Olympics-Golf-Schauffele Shares Golden Triumph With Swing Coach Father
By Toshiki Hashimoto
KAWAGOE, Japan (Reuters) - Xander Schauffele's victory at the Tokyo golf on Sunday was particularly passionate for his swing mentor father Stefan, whose own Olympic dreams were squashed almost 40 years prior. 토토사이트검증
Stefan Schauffele had would have liked to address Germany in olympic style sports however a fender bender left him daze in one eye, a blow that took him years to get over.
Many years after the fact, his child qualified for Tokyo and the pair flew out together to share the Olympic second.
On Sunday, Xander won the gold with a strained one-stroke triumph over Slovakia's silver-winning Rory Sabbatini at Kasumigaseki Country Club.
"This will require a long time to get comfortable," said Stefan, kidding that he required a towel to conceal his tears.
"I got broken down. I portray today as unquestionably requiring a towel second. I'm extremely, pleased.
"This is a significant (win). It's the most significant one up until this point, just underneath the majors maybe. It's an extraordinary accomplishment."
Xander turned into the second United States golf player to win Olympic gold in the men's occasion, following Charles Sands in Paris in 1900. Golf got back to the Olympics in Rio in 2016 after a long break.
A portion of his dad's swing exercises might have dropped off the radar as the 27-year-old Californian battled off the tee in an apprehensive back nine.
Yet, he struck a sweet iron shot to four feet from the eighteenth pin to ensure the gold.
"As far as I might be concerned, I truly needed to win for my father. I'm certain he is crying some place at the present time. I sort of needed this one more than some other," said Xander, who has family members in Japan from his Taiwanese mother's side.