The Presidents Cup winners keep on giving. After Kevin Kisner’s wild shirtless celebration in Montreal, Xander Schauffele took up the baton. No, he didn’t rip his shirt, but the Californian shared a few pictures from Royal Montreal Golf Club that the golf community can’t stop raving about.
Keeping up with the tradition, the Cigar-smoking Xander Schauffele was back in Canada. “Cigar Xander, featuring Cigar Kais,” the 30-year-old posted on his Instagram handle with three pictures. In the first one, he posed with his caddie, Austin Kaiser. The second one was of the two lighting the cigar. The last one was an image of Schauffele alone taking a puff!
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Schauffele’s love for a good cigar is no secret. His father, Stefan, inculcated a love for cigars in him. “I introduced him to cigars when he probably was 10. You need to realize that you don’t inhale at a very early age. I gave him Montecristos when he was 12 for birthdays, special occasions, New Year’s. No inhaling. You do it once and then you know,” Stefan Schauffele was quoted as saying by Cigar Aficionado.
The San Diego State alum was one of the best players in Quebec, raking in four points out of five. So, it was no surprise that the 30-year-old was still in a celebratory mood. And from the sentiment on the Internet, they clearly wanted more of a cigar-smoking Xander Schauffele in the future.
Fans clamor a Xander Schauffele cigar line
“What brand do you smoke?” That was one question many on the Internet asked. Xander Schauffele has actually never revealed the specific brand he smokes. However, after the Open Championship triumph, the two-time major champion, and his dad, Stefan, lit Montecristo No. 2s after chugging red wine from the Claret Jug.
It’s not clear if they were smoking the same brand again. It’s not clear if they were smoking the same brand again. Noting that, one user commented, “Big Dawg! Well done!! Nice job hiding those bands, too. LoL. Some also felt it was high time the Californian launched his cigar brand.”
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John Daly has his own Vodka line. Even Jack Nicklaus has his very own wine brand. Why not a Xander Schauffele cigar, wondered a few. “Dude all these celebrities with their tequila/ whiskey brands…. I need a Xander cigar. Let’s do this!!,” wrote one of them.
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Sep 25, 2022; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Team USA golfer Xander Schauffele smokes a cigar during the singles match play of the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports
Not just Schauffele, but his good friend and caddie, Austin Kaiser, has also garnered enough eyeballs. Kaiser, an Atascadero High School alum, taught himself golf at the hilly Chalk Mountain Golf Course, a local muni. He even won the Atascadero City Championship in 2011 by five strokes. And, now he is a caddie of the world’s second-best golfer. Quite fitting for the title “Atascadero high school legend” that one user bestowed upon him.
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Perhaps, it’s impossible that the golf community will talk about smoking and not mention Charley Hull. The British golfer lit up the Internet with her Marlboro-hanging, autograph-signing avatar this year. Some are yet to get over that. “I prefer Charlie Hull with a Cigarette,” one of them commented.
Undoubtedly, Xander Schauffele ended the year on a high note. After multiple top-tens and two majors, a hard-fought Presidents Cup triumph does call for a grand celebration. Schauffele is doing just that.
