“Drama in golf” – Xander Schauffele gives his honest take on the eventful 2024 Presidents Cup

Modified Sep 30, 2024 11:00 GMT

PGA: The Presidents Cup - Final Round - Source: Imagn — Xander Schauffele of team U.S.A. celebrates the win at The Presidents Cup (Credit: Eric Bolte-Imagn)

Xander Schauffele recently gave his honest take on the eventful 2024 Presidents Cup held at The Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Quebec. On the final day, 29 September, Schauffele won his Sunday Singles match. The US team also won its 12th Presidents Cup against the International team with a margin of 18.5 - 11.5.

In the post-tournament press conference, Schauffele was asked if he could describe the feeling at an event like the Presidents Cup. He said:

"Sure, yeah. Last night was something else. That was a pretty big moment. It felt big, and it was special. It was in the dark. It was everything that -- drama in golf that we can get into one. It was cool to be a part of that bit."

He further praised the fans and said:

"Yeah, the fans this week have been incredible. I think they were working our first day, and then I think they had Friday off and the rest of the weekend off, and there's been a lot more people out here and it's been a lot louder, so we appreciate them."

Schauffele was the first on the course on the tournament's final day. He played against the International team's Jason Day. About going first, he said, via ASAP Sports:

"Yeah, Cap (Captain Jim Furyk) told me that I was going to come out and lead the charge, and I told him it was an honor to do that, and my job was to get red up there early. We have some really, really good players on this team, and it was an honor for me to go first and try and get that first point."

Day started well and took the lead on the second hole with a birdie and went 1 Up.

However, the 30-year-old American tied the scores on the par-4 third and made a strong comeback with four consecutive birdies on the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th holes to go 4 Up. He won the match on the 15th hole with a score of 4 & 3.

How did Xander Schauffele perform at the 2024 Presidents Cup?

Xander Schauffele was one of the four players in the US team to play five matches at the 2024 Presidents Cup. The other players were Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa and Patrick Cantlay.

The World No. 2 won four of his five matches at the tournament. His only loss came at the Friday foursomes match against Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im. He won his fourball matches paired with Tony Finau and his Singles match against Jason Day on the final day.

Let's take a look at Schauffele's pairing and final score in the three matches at the 2024 Presidents Cup:

Match 1 (Thursday Four-ball)