Xander Schauffele
Name:
Alexander Victor SchauffeleCountry:
USABorn:
Oct 25, 1993 in La Jolla, San Diego County, California.Original/Home Club:
Scripps Ranch H.S.Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
2015Website:
https://www.xanderschauffele.comAmerica
Sentry
Played as the Sentry Tournament of Champions (Jan 3-6; first PGA Tr event in 2019; PGA Tr 2018/19 season). Second-placed Gary Woodland (USA) finished 1 shot behind Schauffele (USA). [Plantation course, Kapalua Resort, Maui, Hawaii].
WGC
HSBC
Played as the WGC-HSBC Champions (Oct 25-28; co-sanctioned by world's leading mens professional tours). Schauffele (USA) beat Tony Finau (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th) to claim his first WGC win. [Sheshan Intl GC, Shanghai, China].
America
PGA Tr
Played as the Tour Championship (Sept 21-24; last of four FedExCup playoff events). Second-placed Justin Thomas (USA) finished 1 shot behind 23-year-old Schauffele (USA), the first PGA Tour rookie to win the Tour Championship. Thomas's runner-up finish gave him enough points to win the season-long FedEx Cup competition. [East Lake GC, Atlanta, GA].
Awards
PGA Tour
Xander Schauffele (USA) won the PGA Tour 2016-17 Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player, based on the votes of his peers. He finished 12th on the Tour's money list, with earnings of $4,312,674.
America
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Played as the Greenbrier Classic (July 6-9). Second-placed Robert Streb (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time PGA Tour winner Schauffele (USA), who birdied the par-3 18th hole on the final day to clinch the win. [Old White TPC course, Greenbrier GC, White Sulphur Springs, WV].
Tournaments:
2021 Opens: whether by accident or design, four of the top five mens’ Open Championships played in the British Isles occupy consecutive weeks in July: the Irish Open (1-4), Scottish Open (8-11), The Open (15-18) and Wales Open (22-25). The recently relaunched English Open is scheduled for early-August.
Hoag Classic: Ernie Els defends his title in this prestigious PGA Tour Champions event, played since 1991 at the Newport Beach Country Club, CA (Mar 5-7).
Who's Who:
Brooks Koepka: won his second Phoenix Open title, with a chip-in eagle at TPC Scottsdale’s short par-4 17th included in his final round.
Annika Sörenstam: the legendary Swede makes a return to the LPGA Tour in the Gainbridge LPGA, to be played at Lake Nona, her home club (Feb 25-28).
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