19/05/24
Shane Lowry joked he's never been more upset to shoot 62 after he set up a golden opportunity to claim the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club.
Xander Schauffele
Xander Schauffele
Personal Information
Date of Birth
Gender
Male
Height
178.00cm
Weight
79.00kg
About Xander Schauffele
Xander Schauffele is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.
Career Stats
Major Wins
1
Career Wins
11
Strokes-Gained Putting
0.67
Strokes Gained Tee to Green
1.20
Driving Accuracy
57.46
Greens in Regulation
68.45
Driving Distance (Yards)
304.10
Scrambling
63.04
Latest News and Reviews
18/05/24
Xander Schauffele was on the receiving end of an extremely weird comment from a spectator after he hit his tee shot at Valhalla's 10th hole.
16/05/24
Xander Schauffele fires the lowest 18-hole round in US PGA Championship history (62) to take the early lead at Valhalla.
13/05/24
Xander Schauffele believes his short game let him down at the Wells Fargo Championship, but there was little he could have done to deny a red-hot Rory McIlroy on Sunday.
12/05/24
World number two Rory McIlroy will head to the second men's major of the year in superb form after claiming the PGA Tour's Wells Fargo Championship.
12/05/24
A number of golf fans on X appeared to agree that PGA Tour pro Xander Schauffele does not like Sundays after his performance at Quail Hollow.
11/05/24
Rory McIlroy trails Xander Schauffele by just one shot heading into the final round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club.
11/05/24
Xander Schauffele has stretched into a commanding lead with 36 holes to play at the Wells Fargo Championship.
10/05/24
World number two Rory McIlroy opened the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship on the PGA Tour with a four-under par 67 at Quail Hollowv Club.
09/05/24
PGA Tour star Xander Schauffele caused a stir during the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club.
08/05/24
World number four Xander Schauffele revealed a mind-blowing stat about PGA Tour star Scottie Scheffler that has been overlooked this year.
20/04/24
Check out all the teams for the 2024 Zurich Classic, including Patrick Cantlay with Xander Schauffele and Rory McIlroy with Shane Lowry.
15/04/24
Callaway Golf has confirmed former TaylorMade-adidas Golf CEO Ben Sharpe will succeed Neil Howie as its new Managing Director & President EMEA.
14/04/24
World No.1 Scottie Scheffler takes a one-shot lead into the final round of The Masters.
10/04/24
The GolfMagic team picks their runners and riders for the 2024 Masters at Augusta National.
02/04/24
Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee has criticised the leading American PGA Tour stars for not supporting Rory McIlroy over LIV Golf matters.
30/03/24
LIV Golf stars withdraw their names from participation in the Olympic Golf Tournament in Paris.
24/03/24
Peter Malnati secures his first win on the PGA Tour in nine years as Cameron Young comes up short again.
24/03/24
Robby Shelton carded an elusive albatross when he holed his second shot on the par-5 14th hole at the Valspar Championship.
20/03/24
PGA Tour pro Xander Schauffele has weighed in on a contentious topic after his peers met with the chairman of LIV Golf in the Bahamas.
19/03/24
Xander Schauffele responds after being labelled a "choker" by golf fans following his near-miss at The Players Championship on Sunday.
16/03/24
Xander Schauffele leads Wyndham Clark by one heading into the final round of the Players Championship on the PGA Tour.
13/03/24
Rory McIlroy's former agent has made some eyebrow-raising remarks about the state of the PGA Tour, taking aim at several of its biggest stars.
13/03/24
PGA Tour star Xander Schauffele says commissioner Jay Monahan still has a long way to go to regain the membership's trust.
Full Biography
Xander Schauffele is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.
Schauffele was born on 25 October 1993 to Chen Ping-Yi and Stefan 'The Ogre' Schauffele.
His mother was born in Taiwan and his father is of French and German descent. He was born and raised in San Diego, California.
Schauffele's father has been his only swing coach throughout his career but the American employed a putting coach - Derek Uyeda - in 2021.
The Schauffele family have strong ties within sport. His great-grandfathers were football players.
His dad was a decathlete but his career was cut short after he was hit by a drunk-driver in a head-on collision which ended his dreams of being an Olympic athlete.
Early career
Schauffele turned professional in June 2015 and earned his Web.Com Tour card (now the Korn Ferry Tour) through qualifying.
His first full season on the Web.Com tour saw him play 23 events. He narrowly missed out on a full PGA Tour card in the regular season but gained it through the finals - finishing 15th on the money list.
Schauffele made his PGA Tour debut at the CareerBuilder Challenge in La Quinta, California.
His first victory on the circuit came at the Greenbrier Classic in 2016-17. He also won the Tour Championship at East Lake as a rookie.
Schauffele's exploits in 2016-2017 earned him the honour of being named the PGA Tour's rookie of the year.
As of May 2024, Schauffele has won eight times on the PGA Tour, highlighted by a maiden major title at the 2024 US PGA Championship at Valhalla.
One of Schauffele's other standout achievements came in the form of winning a gold medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, beating Slovakia's Rory Sabbatini by one stroke.
Schauffele has also represented the U.S. at the 2019 and 2022 Presidents Cup, as well as the 2020 and 2023 Ryder Cup.
Personal life
He is married to Maya Schauffele. The couple have been together since 2014. They met in university.
The couple tied the knot in 2021 in Las Vegas, where they now reside.
As of May 2024, Schauffele's career earnings on the PGA Tour total is just shy of $50m.
Outside of golf he is good friends with fellow pro golfer Patrick Cantlay. Schauffele is also interested in food and wine.
Schauffele is a Callaway staff player. His caddie is Austin Kaiser.