Web.com Tour After turning professional in June 2015, Schauffele entered the 2015
Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament in fall. He was runner-up in first stage at Southern Dunes GC in
Maricopa, Arizona. He went on to win second stage at Oak Valley GC in
Beaumont, California, and ultimately, narrowly, earned his
Web.com Tour card in the finals in Florida in a tie for 45th. In 2016, Schauffele played a full season (23 events) on the
Web.com Tour. He finished 26th on the regular-season money list, missing a
PGA Tour card for 2017 by less than $1,000, but went on to earn a card through the
Web.com Tour Finals by finishing 15th on the Finals money list (excluding the 25 regular-season graduates).
2016–17 PGA Tour: Rookie of the Year Schauffele made his PGA Tour debut at the
CareerBuilder Challenge in
La Quinta, California. In June 2017, at the
2017 U.S. Open held at
Erin Hills, Schauffele recorded a bogey-free 6-under-par 66, the first time a player has returned a bogey-free round of 66 or better in their first appearance in
U.S. Open. He subsequently became one of only 15 players to ever reach 10 under par at a U.S. Open. He eventually finished in a tie for fifth place, earning him an exemption into the
2018 championship. Three weeks later, in July, Schauffele recorded his first PGA Tour victory, at the
Greenbrier Classic. With the win, he earned exemptions into the
Open Championship, via the Open Qualifying Series, the
PGA Championship and the
2018 Masters Tournament. Schauffele qualified for the end-of-season
Tour Championship by moving up to 26th in the standings, from 33rd at the start of the
FedEx Cup Playoffs. There he birdied the 72nd hole to claim his second tour victory, by one stroke over
Justin Thomas, and become the first rookie to win the Tour Championship. It was also the first time a rookie had won any FedEx Cup playoff event. The win moved Schauffele to third place in the final FedEx Cup standings, bettering the previous best mark by a rookie held by
Jordan Spieth by four positions, and gave him a three-year exemption on the PGA Tour, through the 2019–20 season. During 2017, Schauffele rose to 32nd in the
Official World Golf Ranking, up 267 spots from his 2016 year-end position of 299. He was voted Rookie of the Year for 2017 by his peers.
Continued success: 2018 season through 2024 season At the beginning of 2018, Schauffele switched equipment manufacturers, signing an endorsement deal with
Callaway, having previously been sponsored by
TaylorMade. In May, he finished T2 at the
2018 Players Championship at
TPC Sawgrass with a score of 14 under par. In the
Open Championship at
Carnoustie, he tied for second with a score of 6 under par. Schauffele began the
2018 FedEx Cup Playoffs in 28th position in the standings. Entering the third of four events in the playoff series, the
2018 BMW Championship, he was 41st, needing to move up at least eleven spots to advance to the
Tour Championship. He finished in a tie for third to rise to 18th position. That finish allowed him the opportunity to attempt to defend his 2017 Tour Championship title. Schauffele ultimately finished T7 at the 2018 Tour Championship, while placing 15th in the season-long
FedEx Cup. Schauffele joined the
2018 European Tour as an associate member. With his win at the 2018
WGC-HSBC Champions, Schauffele rose in the
European Tour's Order of Merit, the year-long points race dubbed the
European Tour Race to Dubai, to 4th position. Schauffele entered the European Tour final event, the
DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, in 5th position. With a final round score of 6-under-par 66, which equaled the lowest score of the day, Schauffele finished T16. This ensured a season-ending 4th position on the Order of Merit and participation in the 2018 European Tour's bonus pool. In October 2018, Schauffele won the
WGC-HSBC Champions event in
Shanghai, China, at the
Sheshan Golf Club, in a playoff, defeating
Tony Finau on the first extra hole. In January 2019, he won the
Sentry Tournament of Champions at The Plantation Course at
Kapalua Resort in
Maui,
Hawaii, returning a course record equalling 11-under-par 62 in the final round to pass
Gary Woodland, whom he had trailed by five shots entering the final round. In April, Schauffele tied for second in the
Masters Tournament, one stroke behind champion
Tiger Woods. It was his third top-five in eight starts at major championships. He led the field with 25 birdies, becoming the third player since 1980 to have 25 or more birdies in a single Masters, joining
Phil Mickelson (25 in 2001) and
Jordan Spieth (28 in 2015). In June, he finished tied for 3rd at the
U.S. Open at
Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. At
The Open Championship in July 2019, he became the first player to have their
driver fail
The R&A's conformity test. In early August 2019, Schauffele placed 4th in the inaugural 2019
Wyndham Rewards Top 10. Through the playoffs, he fell to 8th in the standings entering the
Tour Championship; this gave him a 6-shot deficit to the leader,
Justin Thomas, under the new handicapping system. He had erased the deficit after the first round with a score of 6-under-par 64 and was tied for the lead going into the second round. He ultimately finished in second place, but took maximum world ranking points having returned the lowest aggregate score. In December 2019, Schauffele played on the U.S. team at the
2019 Presidents Cup at
Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. The U.S. team won 16–14. Schauffele went 3–2–0 and won his Sunday singles match against International team star and veteran
Adam Scott.
Golf Digest called Schauffele the "unsung hero" of the U.S. team. At the 16th tee of the final round of the
2021 Masters Tournament, Schauffele was in second place, two strokes behind the leader. However, at that hole, he shot a triple bogey, and ultimately finished third. In August, Schauffele recorded a final-round of 67 to win the
Olympic gold medal; he made an up-and-down for par on the final hole to beat Slovak
Rory Sabbatini by one shot. With the accomplishment, Schauffele became the first American since 1904 to win an Olympic gold medal in golf. In September, Schauffele played on the U.S. team in the
2021 Ryder Cup at
Whistling Straits in
Kohler, Wisconsin. The U.S. team won 19–9 and Schauffele went 3–1–0, winning in both fourball and foursomes, then losing his Sunday singles match against
Rory McIlroy. In April, Schauffele won the
Zurich Classic of New Orleans, a team event, with playing partner
Patrick Cantlay. In June, he won the
Travelers Championship for his sixth PGA Tour victory. In July, he won the J. P. McManus Pro-Am, an unofficial event on the
European Tour held at
Adare Manor, after shooting a course record 64 in the first round. The same week, he won the co-sanctioned
Genesis Scottish Open played at the
Renaissance Club in
East Lothian, Scotland. It was his third PGA Tour victory in the 2021–22 season, and his seventh overall. Schauffele qualified for the U.S. team at the
2022 Presidents Cup; he won three and lost one of the four matches he played. In September 2023, Schauffele played on the U.S. team in the
2023 Ryder Cup at
Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in
Guidonia,
Rome, Italy. The European team won 16.5–11.5 and Schauffele went 1–3–0, including a win in his Sunday singles match against
Nicolai Højgaard.
2024: Major championship wins Having only previously worked with his dad, Stefan, from the very beginning, Xander made a coaching change and started working with Chris Como for the 2024 season. In May 2024, Schauffele won his first major with a birdie on the final hole in the
PGA Championship at
Valhalla Golf Club. Schauffele won the tournament with a score of 21 under par, which is a record low for a major championship. He beat
Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke after DeChambeau also birdied the final hole. In July, Schauffele won the
Open Championship at
Royal Troon, the second major of his career. Schauffele became the first golfer to win two majors in one season when shooting a final-round 65 at each one. He also became the first golfer to win multiple majors in the same year since
Brooks Koepka won the 2018 U.S. Open and PGA Championship. Schauffele pulled away from a crowded leaderboard with a 31 on the back nine in the final round to beat
Justin Rose and
Billy Horschel by two shots. In October 2025, Schauffele won the
Baycurrent Classic in Japan for his first win of the year. Prior to the win, Schauffele had two top-10 finishes in the 2025 season, but failed to make the Tour Championship for the first time since 2017. == Personal life ==