Xander Schauffele rebounds at Tour Championship, re-discovers East Lake magic
Xander Schauffele rallied from an opening 70 to post a bogey-free, 7-under-par 64 on Friday at the Tour Championship, and it looks like he's finding the magic of East Lake again. Schauffele is at 16 under par, five strokes behind Scottie Scheffler and at 17 under par, one stroke ahead of Collin Morikawa, who carded […]
Scottie Scheffler’s epic day at East Lake led Xander Schauffele to give witty recap
ATLANTA — Xander Schauffele and Scottie Scheffler are playing so much golf together in 2024 that they joke they don't really talk to each other much anymore. Still, Schauffele has plenty to say after Thursday's round. He had a front row seat to Scheffler's stunning 6-under 65, the lowest score of the day at the […]
Tour Championship: Xander Schauffele makes a conscious choice to focus on himself instead of whole PGA Tour
Xander Schauffele enters the FedExCup final ranked No. 2 and is enjoying his best start to the tournament since making his TOUR Championship debut at East Lake Golf Club in 2017. Prior to the tournament, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan will address the media in what many are calling a State of the Tour speech, […]
Xander Schauffele surprised PGA Tour finale didn’t move on from East Lake for a year
ATLANTA — There was much discussion at this week's Tour Championship about East Lake Golf Club itself, a course that recently underwent a restoration overseen by renowned architect Andrew Green, who also worked on the renovation of Oak Hill Country Club, site of the 2023 PGA Championship. Viktor Hovland called East Lake a “major championship […]
Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele contending again at FedEx St. Jude Championship
Considering how well Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele have performed this year, it won’t be a surprise to see their names on the leaderboard again. The two played together and finished with a 4-under 66 on a hot, muggy day in Memphis. Scheffler and Schauffele were tied for fifth after the first day of the […]
Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele share Olympic lead; Ryder Cup-like showdown on tap in Paris
The 2018 Ryder Cup venue once again has a Ryder Cup feel. Spain’s Jon Rahm, who beat Tiger Woods in Sunday singles on this golf course in 2018, and Xander Schauffele, who helped the United States win the Ryder Cup in 2021, are tied for the lead at 14 under after 54 holes of the […]
Olympics 2024: Round 4 Tee Times has Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood going out last
At Le Golf National, site of this week’s Olympic men’s golf competition and the 2018 Ryder Cup, Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffele are tied for the lead after 54 holes. Trailing just one stroke behind the two-time major champions is Tommy Fleetwood, who has a strong chance to win the gold medal despite having concerns […]
2024 Olympics: Round 3 tee times, Xander Schauffele flexes clutch gene
Welcome to Playing Through’s daily ritual, Golf Talk Today. Each day, the crew will discuss a different element of the PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV Golf and more. The 2024 Olympics has completed its first week of competition, with today being the third round of the men’s golf competition. Paris is six hours ahead of US […]
Xander Schauffele, Jon Rahm soar up Olympic leaderboard with matching 66s
Anyone who tuned in to watch Xander Schauffele and Jon Rahm play at Le Golf National on Friday was in for a treat. On the second day of the Olympic men’s golf competition, both Schauffele and Rahm shot 5-under 66 to surge up the rankings. Schauffele, who won the PGA Championship and British Open this […]
Xander Schauffele earns 2nd major victory, let’s update the PGA Tour Money list
Welcome to Playing Through’s morning ritual, Golf Talk Today. Each morning on “Golf Talk Today,” our staff discusses various aspects of the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and other professional golf tournaments. Unfortunately, the 2024 major championship season has come to an end. Xander Schauffele won by two strokes over Justin Rose and Billy Horschel at […]