Scottie Scheffler injured his hand on Christmas while making homemade ravioli. He then had to have surgery, which forced him to withdraw from the season-opening event at The Sentry. Scheffler then withdrew from The American Express,
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan was optimistic about a new year in golf when he said everything was on the table.
Scheffler said he’s not going to rush back from a hand injury while Schauffele is reportedly not taking full swings as he deals with a right rib injury.
Xander Schauffele has withdrawn from the 2025 American Express, the PGA Tour announced Monday. The world No. 2 joins world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in removing his name from the field list, though unlike with Scheffler, no reason was given for Schauffele's departure from the event held annually in Palm Springs, California.
The major championship slate is wiped clean as the calendar flips to the new year and players eye four opportunities to claim golf immortality in 2025. The 2024 major championship results were rather predictable with Scottie Scheffler securing his second green jacket in the last three years and Bryson DeChambeau raising another U.
After it was confirmed a few days ago that Xander Schauffele will miss The American Express, as well as the Farmers Insurance Open, there were immediately rumors about the nature of his injury. His team confirmed that it was a matter of 'medical issues', but they did not want to reveal specifically what it was about.
Keegan Bradley, who last won a major at the 2011 PGA Championship, has issued a telling warning to his fellow Americans who sit atop the PGA Tour rankings.
The American Express field took another major hit on Monday evening. Following the withdrawal of world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who is still recovering from a right-hand injury, No. 2 Xander Schauffele was among the latest WDs from the pro-am tournament in La Quinta,
Xander Schauffele finished T30 in his 2025 ... set to be the highest-ranked player in the field after world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler withdrew last week as he is still recovering from hand surgery.
Xander Schauffele will be out more than just one tournament. Schauffele withdrew from this week’s American Express in La Quinta, California, with his manager citing a “medical reason.” Now, Schauffele will miss his first Farmers Insurance Open since making his debut at Torrey Pines in 2016 as a Korn Ferry Tour member.
For the second time in two weeks, the PGA Tour's stop in the California desert has lost one of the top players in the world.
The $9.2 million Farmers Insurance Open is scheduled to begin Wednesday at Torrey Pines Golf Course, short of some of its star power by injury and illness.