Xander Schauffele is not at the Procore Championship in Napa, Calif., with the rest of his United States Ryder Cup teammates in order to be at home in Florida with his newborn son.
The rest of the U.S. team is in Northern California this week to squeeze in a final competition before the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y., from Sept. 26-28. Even Bryson DeChambeau, who is ineligible for PGA Tour events due to his contract with LIV Golf, said he would make the trip to Napa to bond with his teammates.
However, Schauffele confirmed to the Associated Press on Tuesday that he chose to remain in Florida after his wife, Maya, recently gave birth to a boy the couple named Victor.
Schauffele clinched his spot on the Ryder Cup team with a tie for 22nd at the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Aug. 10. He hasn’t competed since the following week, when he tied for 28th at the BMW Championship to fall short of qualifying for the Tour Championship.
Schauffele indicated at the time that he might skip the Procore Championship if he didn’t think it would help him prepare for Bethpage Black. The 31-year-old has made only 15 starts this year after missing six weeks in January and February because of a strain in the rib cartilage on his right side.
While Schauffele has yet to win and has only three top-10s in 2025, two of those came in majors — a T8 at The Masters and a T7 at The Open Championship. He also remains third in the Official World Golf Ranking as well as the U.S. Ryder Cup standings, and Schauffele was long considered a lock to make captain Keegan Bradley’s team even if he had not earned an automatic spot.
Schauffele went 3-1-0 during the Americans’ 2021 victory at Whistling Straits, but struggled to a 1-3-0 record in the United States’ loss in Italy two years ago.
–Field Level Media
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