World No. 2 Xander Schauffele has withdrawn from this week’s tournament in the California desert for an undisclosed reason.

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.

Xander Schauffele, the world's number two ranked player, surprisingly withdrew from The American Express on Monday.

Xander Schauffele is withdrawing from The American Express this week in the California desert. That makes two of the top players in the world ranking to have withdrawn in the last two weeks.

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.

Xander Schauffele tops the 2025 American Express odds as the betting favorite heading into the PGA Tour's event at PGA West. The post 2025 American Express odds: Xander Schauffele is betting favorite in California appeared first on Golf.

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Golf fans in the desert might be envious that Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm are playing in the Hero Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour this week, while Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele withdrew from playing in The American Express in La Quinta. The La Quinta field went from a great field to a good field, fans might be tempted to say.

For the second time in two weeks, The American Express golf tournament in La Quinta has lost one of the top players in the world from its field. Xander Schauffele, the No. 2 player in the world ...

Xander Schauffele is dealing with a right rib injury that has affected him since late last season, according to Golf Channel's Todd Lewis. The discomfort began towards the end of 2024, and while Schauffele played through the pain at the Sentry,

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