PGA Tour: Xander Schauffele schools ESPN’s Chris Berman on putting green

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With the PGA Tour holding the Vacationers Championship this week, Xander Schauffele, the defending champion, paid a go to to ESPN’s headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut.

Not solely did he tour the community’s expansive compound, however he acquired to face legendary broadcaster Chris Berman in a placing contest.

In doing so, Schauffele took the long-time host of NFL Primetime to the cleaners.

Berman, who appears to have a nickname for everybody, launched Schauffele as “Xander Killing Me Schauffele together with his track” in entrance of ESPN’s makeshift placing inexperienced.

Berman’s latest nickname references the basic Roberta Flack track, “Killing Me Softly With His Music.” This hit single was later lined by the Fugees in 1996.

The nickname drew many laughs, as a lot of ESPN’s staff gathered round to observe the placing contest.

To begin, Schauffele holed an extended putt from throughout the inexperienced. Berman couldn’t match it.

The competition was just about over proper then and there.

Chris Berman, ESPN, Travelers Championship

CROMWELL, Conn. — ESPN commentator Chris Berman waves to the gallery after teeing off throughout a follow spherical previous to the Vacationers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 21, 2023.
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However Schauffele has had a long-standing relationship with the NFL Primetime host.

“He is likely one of the nice guys on tour,” Berman mentioned. “He’s the defending champ on the Vacationers. However of all of the issues he has gained, most likely proper up there with the gold medal and his seven [victories] on tour, is the pro-am in Maui in 2020 once we had been companions; I do know that’s proper up there, proper, Xander?”

“Sure, I believed you had been going to start out with that one,” Schauffele mentioned.

Schauffele hopes to parlay his success from Bristol to TPC River Highlands in Cromwell.

He shot a 2-under 68 Thursday and sits six photographs again of Keegan Bradley, who opened the Vacationers Championship with a 62.

A gap 62 has served because the benchmark for the final two weeks on the PGA Tour.

Schauffele carded an 8-under 62 within the opening spherical of the 123rd U.S. Open, however he couldn’t replicate that success throughout the weekend.

He tied for tenth, the eleventh time he has completed within the prime ten of a serious championship.