"Injured at TGL"; "LIV?" - Fans react to Xander Schauffele's shock withdrawal from The American Express 2025

In a surprising turn of events, Xander Schauffele has decided to withdraw from the American Express 2025, the next event on the PGA Tour. However, no reason was provided for the shocking withdrawal.

Schauffele was last seen competing in the TGL's inaugural match, where his team, New York GC, faced Bay GC. He did not play at the Sony Open and was set to return to the Tour at the American Express.

On Monday, January 13, the PGA Tour announced that Xander Schauffele had pulled out of the event. The PGA Tour took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce that Philip Knowles would replace World No. 2 golfer in the field.

Fans online had mixed reactions to Xander Schauffele's withdrawal from the American Express. Many fans were concerned about his fitness while few fans criticized him.

Here's a look at some reactions:

"Injured at TGL?" one fan wrote.

"LIV," another fan wrote.

"Going to become a common theme for these TGL guys. Yikes," this fan commented.

"Will your boss Ray Jay explain why XS withdrew? Will you?" another user opined.

"Crank up the rumor mill! Of course he’s in the TGL league so I don’t think there’s anything to worry about," this user posted.

"His loss to Bob does Sports was too devastating and he needs to regroup," another fan joked.

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When did Xander Schauffele last compete on the PGA Tour?

Xander Schauffele was last seen competing at the Sentry 2025 which took place in the first week of January. He entered the tournament as a favorite but finished at T30 after aggregating at 17-under in four rounds.

Schauffele had quite an impressive season last year where he won two majors and made 13 more top tens in 22 starts. Here's a look at his results in the PGA Tour 2024 season:

• The Sentry: T10
• The American Express: T3
• Farmers Insurance Open: T9
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: T54
• The Genesis Invitational: T4
• Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard: T25
• THE PLAYERS Championship: T2
• Valspar Championship: T5
• Masters Tournament: 8
• RBC Heritage: T18
• Zurich Classic of New Orleans: T23
• Wells Fargo Championship: 2
• PGA Championship: 1
• The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday: T8
• U.S. Open: T7
• Travelers Championship: T13
• Genesis Scottish Open: T15
• The Open Championship: 1
• Men’s Olympic Golf Competition: T9
• FedEx St. Jude Championship: T2
• BMW Championship: T5
• TOUR Championship: T4
• ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP: T41