Xander Schauffele opened up on his worst Tour second on Tuesday on the 2024 BMW Championship.
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For those who’ve been following professional golf carefully in 2024, “meltdown” shouldn’t be a phrase you’ve possible seen connected to World No. 2 Xander Schauffele. Fairly the other. However the now two-time main winner didn’t at all times put up flawless efficiency after flawless efficiency.
At this week’s 2024 BMW Championship, Schauffele is ranked second within the FedEx Cup standings and the OWGR, largely due to his two main wins on the PGA and Open Championships this season. However whereas in line for a win 4 years in the past on the 2020 Sentry Event of Champions, Schauffele skilled what he recognized on Tuesday because the worst lack of his profession.
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Throughout his pre-tournament press convention, Schauffele supplied some perception into the Hawaii meltdown that started a two-year win drought.
As Schauffele defined, he arrived on the 72nd inexperienced on the 2020 Sentry TOC needing two putts to win the match outright, which might have given him his second-straight TOC victory. However he made a devastating three-putt to fall right into a tie and drive a playoff.
The playoff didn’t go nicely for Schauffele, who was in “full shock” after his three-putt on the ultimate gap.
“I used to be so rattled from three-putting, had a meltdown, inside meltdown and chunked a chip off the perimeter or one thing,” Schauffele defined. “I’m fairly good at being a starfish with regards to stuff; I overlook. Three-second reminiscence right here and I overlook about it.”
However he was unable to attract on his starfish powers on that fateful day.
“I simply bear in mind three-putting there, was actually excited, actually amped up, downwind putt, whacked it seven toes by, missed it, was in full shock, then had to enter a playoff,” Schauffele continued, “Had no probability of successful that factor, clearly.”
In accordance with Schauffele, he had bother getting over the particularly painful collapse, as his spouse Maya came upon within the resort room later that night time.
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“I bear in mind sitting within the resort room wanting on the ground and my spouse Maya is asking me if I’m okay,” Schauffele revealed, “and I used to be like, you’re going to have to offer me at the least 10 or quarter-hour.”
It could be over two years till Schauffele entered the winner’s circle once more with a string of victories in 2022, ending what finally was a three-and-half 12 months drought.
And it wouldn’t be his final prolonged winless streak. Following his sturdy summer season in 2022, he would go practically two extra years earlier than successful once more. However he ended that final drought in type this 12 months with the primary two main wins of his profession.
Now Schauffele is attempting to finish his comeback season with the $25 million FedEx Cup bonus. However first he has to get via the BMW Championship, the place he’ll play for a relatively modest $4 million winner’s prize.
Schauffele tees off for the opening spherical alongside World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler on Thursday at 11 a.m. ET.
