Xander Schauffele Player Profile And What's In The Bag
By: Derek Clements | Mon 11 Jul 2022
Article Updated in July 2024
Xander Schauffele won his second major of the year at Royal Troon, completing an American clean sweep of golf’s biggest prizes in 2024.
Scottie Scheffler won The Masters and Bryson DeChambeau won the US Open at Pinehurst.
Schauffele, who won his first major at the US PGA Championship at Valhalla in May, clearly now has a taste for it and is a deserved winner of the 152nd Open Championship.
At the end of a week of brutal conditions and high scoring, Schauffele closed with a stunning final round of 65. He shot the same score to close out his victory at the PGA and becomes the first man to win two majors in the same year since Brooks Koepka in 2018.
Schauffele held off the challenge of England’s Justin Rose who led early on and himself shot a superb 67 to come up two shots shy.
Schauffele is the first player to win The Open and US PGA Championship in the same year since Rory McIlroy in 2014.
And he was thrilled. He said: "Hearing your name called with Open champion after it is something I've dreamed of for a very long time. As a kid you dream of it. I tried to force myself to dream of it. It’s surreal, a dream come true.
"It’s always a special trip coming over here. Growing up in the States, it’s a privilege to travel playing golf. It’s something I look forward to. The wind, the rain, the deep bunkers - you name it. It’s something I enjoy and it probably helped me win this thing.
"To have two majors is unbelievable. It took me so long to get one and it gets in your head and now I am just spoiling myself."
For Rose, it was the closest he has come to lifting the Claret Jug, 26 years after finishing joint fourth as a 17-year-old amateur.
The 43-year-old, who came through final qualifying to be at Troon, said: "The dream's been alive all week and I did an awesome job. This will be a tough one but a great one. I played in some of the hardest weather all week. I played some of the best golf but it didn't quite add up to the trophy."
Three birdies in his opening seven holes had put Rose briefly in the lead on six under, but Schauffele surged three clear of his playing partner with a run of five birdies in nine holes from the sixth.
Overnight leader Billy Horschel birded the final three holes to join Rose in joint second.
Player Profile
Xander Schauffele was born in San Diego on October 25, 1993.
Schauffele was the individual winner of the 2011 California State High School Championship. After graduating from high school, Schauffele played his freshman year in college at California State University. He won the 2014 California State Amateur Championship, beating Beau Hossler.
During his time in college he had 27 top-tens, including 19 top fives, four second places and three wins. He was ranked in the top 10 in the amateur world rankings when he turned pro in 2015.
In 2016 he played a full season on the Web.com Tour, finishing 26th in the money list to narrowly miss out on a PGA Tour card but he would gain his playing rights by finishing 15th on the Finals money list (excluding the 25 regular-season graduates).
In 2017 he finished fifth at the US Open and would go on to win the Grenebrier Classic. He also qualified for the Tour Championship, where he birdied the final hole to claim his second success and finish third in the FedEx Cup. He was also named rookie of the year.
In 2018 he joined the DP World Tour and when he won the WGC-HSBC Champions he climbed to fourth in the Race to Dubai. Schauffele entered the European Tour final event, the DP World Tour Championship in fifth position. With a final round score of six-under-par 66, Schauffele finished T16. This ensured a season-ending fourth position on the Order of Merit.
In January 2019, he won the Tournament of Champions, returning a course record equalling 11-under-par 62 in the final round to pass Gary Woodland, who he had trailed by five shots entering the final round.
In April, Schauffele tied for second at The Masters, one shot behind Tiger Woods. It was his third top-five in eight starts at major championships. In June, he finished tied for third at the US Open at Pebble Beach. In December he was a member of the US team that won the Presidents Cup.
In August 2021, Schauffele recorded a final-round of 67 to win the Olympic golf medal. He was also a member of the US team that thrashed Europe in the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits.
In June 2022 he won the Travelers Championship and followed it a few weeks later by claiming the Scottish Open.
In March 2024 he led the Players Championship but had to settle for finishing in a tie for second behind Scottie Scheffler. And the week before the US PGA Championship he also led the Wells Fargo Championship after 54 holes but this time lost out to Rory McIlroy.
He finally won his first major at the 2024 US PGA Championship. It was his 175th start and his eighth victory. He has now made 180 starts, making the cut 157 times. His victory at Royal Troon marked his 52nd successive tournament without missing a cut - next best on 20 is Corey Conners.
Schauffele also has 14 runner-up finishes, nine third places and 43 top fives. His career prize money stands at $54m. He is ranked second in the world and second in the FedEx Cup standings.
Last 10 Results
The 152nd Open - 1st
Genesis Scottish Open - T15th
Travellers Championship - T13th
US Open - T7th
The Memorial Tournament - T8th
The PGA Championship - 1st
Wells Fargo Championship - 2nd
RBC Heritage - T18th
The Masters Tournament - 8th
Valspar Championship - T5th
Key Stats
Driving Distance - 306.3 Yards
Driving Accuracy - 61.68%
Greens in Regulation - 70.15%
Sand Saves - 57.84%
Putts Per Round - 28.42
Scoring Average - 68.56
End of Year World Ranking Position
2019: 9
2020: 8
2021: 6
2022: 6
2023: 6
What's In Xander Schauffele's Golf Bag?
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond 10.5°
Fairway: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond 16.5°
Irons: Callaway Apex TCB ’24, 4-PW
Wedges: Callaway Opus 52°
Putter: Odyssey Las Vegas Prototype Putter CH
Golf Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour
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