PGA Tour Player Blog: Right foundation, right people, right team

World No. 2 Xander Schauffele secured his maiden major victory and eighth PGA Tour title following a hard-fought victory in the PGA Championship on Sunday. He opened his week with a stunning 62 to become the first golfer to shoot the lowest 18-hole score twice in major championship history while his 21-under winning total was also the lowest in major history. This is his blog from Valhalla Golf Club.

I'm a big believer of getting the right foundation, the right people and team around you. I believe if you put in the hard work and you let yourself do what you think you can do, you're going to enjoy the fruits of your labor. I've felt like I've been on this sort of trending path for quite some time. I really had to stay patient and keep the self-belief up, and I was able to do both those things.

It feels amazing to win a major championship. Just a wide range of emotions for me, and it’s a very satisfying win no doubt. I really can't wait to celebrate with my family and team. They've been the most concrete thing that I have. They're steadfast, they keep me in line.

I was kind of emotional after the last putt lipped in. It's been a while since I've won, and as I kept saying it all week, I just needed to stay in my lane. Man, was it hard to stay in my lane during the final round, but I tried all day to keep my focus.

The people closest to me know how stubborn I can be, but I’ve remained very patient, not having won the last couple of years. Winning, I said it earlier, is a result. This victory is awesome and it's super sweet. And when I break it down, I'm really proud of how I handled certain moments on the golf course, which may have been different from the past.

Walking up the 18th green, I was pretty nervous. I saw a little left to right for the birdie putt. I kept reading it, kept kind of panning and it started to look right to left to me and I thought, oh, my gosh, this is not what I want for a winning putt. Fortunately, it was uphill, it was six feet or so, and I ended up playing it straight. It did go left, and it caught the left side. Just so much relief when it lipped in. I don't really remember it going in as I just heard everyone roaring and I looked up