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Xander Schauffele

United States · born , San Diego (La Jolla), USA

2major championships

Summary

  • First major 2024 PGA Championship
  • Last major 2024 The Open
  • Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 7-5-0 · 7 points (58.3%)
  • Runner-up in majors 2 times
  • PGA Tour wins, 2024–26 3
  • 2026 PGA Tour (in progress) 21 events · 8 top 10s · FedEx Cup No. 14

Wins

  1. 2024 PGA Championship Valhalla Golf Club · 263 (-21) · by 1 stroke from Bryson DeChambeau
  2. 2024 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · 275 (-9) · by 2 strokes from Justin Rose and Billy Horschel
  3. 2024 PGA Championship PGA Tour win · 263 (-21) · 1 stroke
  4. 2024 The Open Championship PGA Tour win · 275 (-9) · 2 strokes
  5. 2025 Baycurrent Classic PGA Tour win · 265 (-19) · 1 stroke

Near misses

  1. 2018 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · runner-up to Francesco Molinari · 278
  2. 2019 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Tiger Woods · 276
  3. 2024 The Players Championship PGA Tour · runner-up to Scottie Scheffler · margin 1 stroke
  4. 2024 Wells Fargo Championship PGA Tour · runner-up to Rory McIlroy · margin 5 strokes
  5. 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship PGA Tour · runner-up to Hideki Matsuyama · margin 2 strokes
  6. 2025 The Open Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce Links) · finished T7 · 274 (-10)
  7. 2026 Rocket Classic PGA Tour · runner-up to Michael Thorbjornsen · margin 2 strokes

Ryder Cup

3 Cups, 12 matches: 7 won, 5 lost, 0 halved, 7 points. Foursomes 3-3-0, four-ball 2-1-0, singles 2-1-0.

  1. 2021 Whistling Straits, Straits Course USA · USA won 19–9 · 3-1-0, 3 points · captain's pick
  2. 2023 Marco Simone Golf & Country Club USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
  3. 2025 Bethpage State Park, Black Course USA · Europe won 15–13 · 3-1-0, 3 points · automatic

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Francesco Molinari's rivals →

Moments

  1. 2024 PGA Championship Schauffele opened with a 62, tying the lowest round in major history.
  2. 2024 PGA Championship Schauffele holed a six-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to beat Bryson DeChambeau by one with a record 21-under 263.
  3. 2024 Open Schauffele closed with a bogey-free 65, with birdies at the 11th, 13th, 14th and 16th (four birdies in six back-nine holes), then two closing pars.
  4. 2024 Open Kim Si-woo made a hole-in-one at the 238-yard 17th on Saturday, the longest in Open history.

Records and firsts

  1. 2024 PGA Championship lowest 72-hole total · 263
  2. 2024 PGA Championship lowest to par · -21
  3. 2024 PGA Championship lowest 18 holes · 62 (Xander Schauffele (round 1); Shane Lowry (round 3))
  4. 2024 PGA Championship Wire-to-wire PGA champion: shared the 54-hole lead

Results by championship

    Best day

    2024 PGA Championship

    Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky · 263 (-21) · by 1 stroke from Bryson DeChambeau

    Schauffele opened with a 62, tying the lowest round in major history.

    Schauffele holed a six-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to beat Bryson DeChambeau by one with a record 21-under 263.

    Record: lowest 72-hole total · 263

    Record: lowest to par · -21

    Record: lowest 18 holes · 62

    Record: shared the 54-hole lead

    Chosen by rule: the major win our record tables single out. Year page: 2024.

    Career line, 2018–2026

    Masters
    2019 Masters: runner-up to Tiger Woods
    PGA Championship
    2024 PGA Championship: won
    The Open
    2018 The Open: runner-up to Francesco Molinari2024 The Open: won2025 The Open: finished T7
    Ryder Cup
    2021 Ryder Cup (USA): 3-1-02023 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-3-02025 Ryder Cup (USA): 3-1-0
    PGA Tour 2024–26
    2024 PGA Championship: won2024 The Open Championship: won2024 The Players Championship: runner-up2024 Wells Fargo Championship: runner-up2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship: runner-up2025 Baycurrent Classic: won2026 Rocket Classic: runner-up
    20182020202220242026

    15 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Other win
    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Xander Schauffele was born on October 25, 1993, in San Diego (La Jolla), USA. Schauffele won 2 major championships: 1 PGA Championship (2024) and 1 Open Championship (2024). Schauffele played in 3 Ryder Cups for USA (2021, 2023, 2025), winning 7, losing 5 and halving 0 of 12 matches for 7 points. From 2024 to 2026 Schauffele won 3 PGA Tour events: the 2024 PGA Championship, the 2024 Open Championship and the 2025 Baycurrent Classic. In the 2026 PGA Tour season (in progress; data through October 11, 2026), Schauffele played 21 events, had 8 top-10 finishes and stood No. 14 in the FedEx Cup standings.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (2)

    1. 2024 PGA Championship Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky · 263 (-21) · by 1 stroke from Bryson DeChambeau
    2. 2024 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · 275 (-9) · by 2 strokes from Justin Rose and Billy Horschel
    3. 2024 PGA Championship PGA Tour win · 263 (-21) · 1 stroke
    4. 2024 The Open Championship PGA Tour win · 275 (-9) · 2 strokes
    5. 2025 Baycurrent Classic PGA Tour win · 265 (-19) · 1 stroke

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 2018 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · runner-up to Francesco Molinari · 278
    2. 2019 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Tiger Woods · 276
    3. 2024 The Players Championship PGA Tour · runner-up to Scottie Scheffler · margin 1 stroke
    4. 2024 Wells Fargo Championship PGA Tour · runner-up to Rory McIlroy · margin 5 strokes
    5. 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship PGA Tour · runner-up to Hideki Matsuyama · margin 2 strokes
    6. 2025 The Open Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce Links) · finished T7 · 274 (-10)
    7. 2026 Rocket Classic PGA Tour · runner-up to Michael Thorbjornsen · margin 2 strokes

    Ryder Cup

    Schauffele played 3 Ryder Cups for USA: 12 matches, 7 won, 5 lost, 0 halved, 7 points (58.3% of those available). By format: foursomes 3-3-0, four-ball 2-1-0, singles 2-1-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 2021 Whistling Straits, Straits Course USA · USA won 19–9 · 3-1-0, 3 points · captain's pick
    2. 2023 Marco Simone Golf & Country Club USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
    3. 2025 Bethpage State Park, Black Course USA · Europe won 15–13 · 3-1-0, 3 points · automatic

    Partners, with matches played together: Patrick Cantlay (6), Dustin Johnson (1), Collin Morikawa (1), J. J. Spaun (1).

    PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026

    1. 2024 Season 22 events · 2 wins · 15 top 10s · 21 cuts made · $18,385,320 official money (No. 2) · FedEx Cup No. 4 · strokes gained total 1.941 (No. 2) · driving distance 308.5 (No. 33)
    2. 2025 Season 16 events · 1 wins · 4 top 10s · 16 cuts made · $4,839,866 official money (No. 29) · strokes gained total 0.454 · driving distance 311.9 (No. 24)
    3. 2026 In progress 21 events · 0 wins · 8 top 10s · 19 cuts made · $8,290,575 official money (No. 15) · FedEx Cup No. 14 · scoring average (adjusted) 69.711 (No. 8) · strokes gained total 1.008 (No. 14) · driving distance 319.3 (No. 13)

    2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).

    Wins (3)

    1. 2024 PGA Championship final day 2024-05-19 · 263 (-21) · 1 stroke
    2. 2024 The Open Championship final day 2024-07-21 · 275 (-9) · 2 strokes
    3. 2025 Baycurrent Classic final day 2025-10-12 · 265 (-19) · 1 stroke

    Season awards: Multiple winners (official events) (2024).

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. 2024 PGA Championship lowest 72-hole total · 263
    2. 2024 PGA Championship lowest to par · -21
    3. 2024 PGA Championship lowest 18 holes · 62 (Xander Schauffele (round 1); Shane Lowry (round 3))
    4. 2024 PGA Championship Wire-to-wire PGA champion: shared the 54-hole lead

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

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