NAPA, Calif. — Xander Schauffele has a great motive why he is not on the Procore Championship with the remainder of his Ryder Cup teammates: He is house in Florida together with his new child son.
Schauffele mentioned Tuesday in a textual content to The Related Press that his spouse, Maya, lately gave beginning to a boy they named Victor.
Schauffele, the PGA and British Open champion final 12 months, missed two months firstly of the season with a rib damage that was sluggish to heal. He has but to win this 12 months and missed qualifying for the Tour Championship for the primary time in his 9 years on tour.
He nonetheless made each 36-hole lower he confronted this 12 months and completed No. 3 within the Ryder Cup standings, most of that from successful his two majors final 12 months.
Schauffele had informed the AP final month that he wasn’t positive about taking part in Napa, primarily relying on when the newborn can be born and since he wanted a break from the grind.
“If I do not suppose taking part in goes to assist me, then I will not play,” he mentioned on the BMW Championship.
Schauffele lives in south Florida close to 4 of his Ryder Cup teammates and the captain, Keegan Bradley.
