The return of Cigar Xander

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Xander Schauffele’s Cigar Stunt With Dad After $3.1M Feat Leaves Min Woo Lee & More in Frenzy

Yet another legacy! Xander Schauffele has finally broken almost a decade-old record. Two major wins in one calendar year since Jordan Spieth set the record in 2015. Xander Schauffele fought against the brutal winds at the Royal Troon to hoist the Claret Jug and a massive winner’s share of $3.1 million. Hence, such an occasion certainly calls for a grand celebration. And Xander Schauffele chose to pick up some cigars to commemorate the victory.

 

In his latest Instagram post, Xander Schauffele shared a photo with his father, Stefan Schauffele, and his caddie, Austin Kaiser. The trio was seen smoking together while enjoying Schauffele’s win. While both Xander and Stefan Schauffele held a cigar each in their mouths, Kaiser was noted to smoke only a cigarette.

 

The replica of the Claret Jug, on the other hand, shone in the dark in the elder Schauffele’s hand. The two-time Major winner captioned the post, “Open victory cigar with the boys 🏆.” The PGA Tour’s official Facebook page also shared the post and celebrated the return of Cigar Xander.

 

However, this was certainly not the only time Schauffele celebrated with a cigar. After his PGA Championship victory this season, as well as his 2021 Ryder Cup win, Xander Schauffele trended on the internet to celebrate his victories with cigars. The golfer has always been regarded as the cigar aficionado in the community. According to Cigaraficionado.com, the winner of the 152nd Open Championship revealed his go-to cigar when on the greens. He confessed, “When I golf, it’s Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro.”

This side of Xander Schauffele, however, has been discovered by the golf community for some time now. Hence, when they witnessed that the cigars were back, they went into a frenzy quite instantly. This includes Minjee Lee’s brother, Min Woo Lee, who was so impressed by the photo that he shared a GIF of Tom of Tom & Jerry smoking a cigar with a cowboy hat on.

The golf community celebrates the return of Cigar Xander

 

One of the fans deemed Schauffele to have the title of “Champion Smoker of the Year.” After his victory in the 2024 PGA Championship, Schauffele was given a cigar by one of the Valhalla members. Although he did not know what he was smoking, he later reflected on how nice it had been. Schauffele has previously reported having at least one cigar per nine holes; according to Cigaraficionado.com, he often has as many as three if he feels a little ‘funny’.

The golfer has been celebrating with cigars both on and off the greens after getting entitled as a champion. He was reported to have continued smoking even at the rental property where he was staying. He paired his cigar with some Bourbon. This time was no exception; following his Open Championship win, the golfer retained both the “Champion” and “Smoker” titles.

[JohnS]

He may have stated, "when I golf, it’s Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro,” in this article, and he mentioned that he likes Montecristos too when he won the US PGA this year:

In any case, he's having a 'annus mirabilis' (which is a Latin phrase for marvellous year. The opposite is 'annus horribilis), that's for sure! That first image above sure looks like either a Padron 1964 Anniversary Series Diplomatico Maduro, which is 7 inches in length, or he's smoked down the even longer Padron 1964 Anniversary Series A Maduro, which is a massive 1.25 inches longer than the Diplomatico!