The world number two resumes contest with Thursday’s initial round of the PGA Dedication competition at Muirfield Town, filling in as the last PGA Visit planning before the forthcoming US Open at Pinehurst one week from now.
Last month at Valhalla, he protected triumph with a critical birdie putt on the last opening, barely crushing individual American Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke, breaking a two-year winless streak.
Schauffele has proactively focused on holding the gold decoration at the impending summer Olympics in Paris, as he seek Group USA, accepting it will be a particularly enormous distinction from Coronavirus hit Tokyo 2020.
It was an unfathomable encounter and I figure we could feel a greater amount of it this year, just with individuals being accessible to go to without it being Coronavirus,” Schauffele said on Tuesday.
“I think it’s going to be a great tournament,” says the organizer, “people are wanting to compete in it.”
This triumph will everlastingly hold exceptional importance for Schauffele, as it understood a loved family long for his dad, Stefan, who hails from Germany.
The significance of Xander’s victory in Japan is heightened by the fact that both of his grandfathers were prominent figures in football and athletics.
“It’s so unique with my father and the manner in which he brought me up and the exhortation he was giving me and where that came from, with him needing to be an Olympian himself,” Schauffele added.
“It seems like it’s not the same as others contending in the Olympics since I was somewhat raised this guidance from an individual who needed to be an Olympian, and his’ father and things of that nature.”
Schauffele’s preparation for the Olympic endeavor will be aided by his participation in the international golf calendar.
In July, just prior to the Open Championship at Royal Troon in Scotland, he plans to compete in the Scottish Open.
“I’ll apply a portion of the experience on abroad golf. Luckily, I’ll show up for The Open Title, so the time change will not be excessively radical,” Schauffele said.
“A ton of folks play the Scottish to plan for The Open Title just to get on a similar zone. So I’ll show up for half a month as of now.
“I’m going to stay over, not too sure exactly where I’ll place myself, but somewhere where I can sort of decompress a little bit after a major championship, but also get ready for an Olympics.
That’s a lot of big tournaments there so I feel like being sharp for it shouldn’t be too difficult coming off a major shortly before that.”
