Xander Schauffele
(ZAN-der SHAW-fa-lay)
Height: 5'10" (1.78 m)
Weight: 175 (79 kg)
Age: 27 (October 25, 1993)
Birthplace: La Jolla, California
Residence: San Diego, California
Family:
Single
Education:
San Diego State University (2015, Social Sciences)
Special Interests:
Travel, good food
Turned Professional:
2015
City plays from:
San Diego, CA, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURWinner, TOUR Championship (thru 2023-24)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (4):
2017 (2) The Greenbrier Classic, TOUR Championship. 2019 (2) World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, Sentry Tournament of Champions.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
62 - 2019 Sentry Tournament of Champions (Round 4)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#1 : 2019 World Golf Championships-Mexico ChampionshipCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#4 : 2021 Sentry Tournament of ChampionsCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,700,000 : 2019 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions (Finished 1)2020-21 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
U.S. Open - Finished solo-fifth at the U.S. Open in September, his fourth result of T6 or better at the U.S. Open in his fourth start at the event. THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK - Finished solo-second at THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK, his third consecutive top-five on TOUR. Held a three-stroke lead after two rounds, falling to 0-for-3 in his career converting the 36-hole lead/co-lead to victory. Made six consecutive birdies in the second round, the second streak of six or more in his career (first: 2018 THE CJ CUP). Sentry Tournament of Champions - With a T5 at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, earned his third consecutive top-five at the event. Made three eagles, tied with Ryan Palmer for most in the field.
National Team Selections
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 1 - 2) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 101 | 354 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 58 | 82 | 19 | $19,893,905 | |||
| 2021 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | $2,110,601 | |||||
| 2020 | 18 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | $3,813,636 | |||
| 2019 | 21 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 2 | $5,609,456 | ||
| 2018 | 27 | 93 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 15 | $4,047,538 | |||
| 2017 | 28 | 92 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 3 | $4,312,674 | ||||
| 2016 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC at The Concession | |
| 2021 | T17 | 5 | |||||||
| 2020 | CNL | T10 | 2 (P) | T6 | T14 | ||||
| 2019 | CUT | T2 | T16 | T3 | T41 | 1 (P) | T24 | T27 | T14 |
| 2018 | T2 | T50 | T35 | T6 | T2 | T46 | T17 | 68 | T18 |
| 2017 | CUT | T5 | T20 | T13 | |||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE NORTHERN TRUST | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2020 | T25 | T25 | T2 | |
| 2019 | CUT | T19 | 2 | |
| 2018 | CUT | T49 | T3 | T7 |
| 2017 | T17 | T53 | T20 | 1 |
Personal
- Although born in La Jolla, California, he belongs to four nationalities. His mother is from Chinese Taipei (but grew up in Japan) and is father is half-French and half-German.
- Plays out of Bernardo Heights Country Club in San Diego.
- His father, Stefan, was an elite athlete in Germany before he was hit by a drunk-driver in a head-on collision which ended his dreams of being an Olympic athlete.
- Is part of golf's high school Class of 2011 that includes, among others, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Daniel Berger.