Xander Schauffele reveals the “aha” moment that led him to his major titles

Xander Schauffele had the best season of his professional career in 2024. He won two major championships, an achievement that had eluded him for years. Golf.com posted an interview on X where the 31-year-old spoke about his new 'aha' moment while working with Chris Como.

The latter has been instrumental in the former's success that he achieved in 2024. The American coach has previously worked with golfers like Tiger Woods, Bryson DeChambeau, and Jason Day. Como started working with Schauffele as his new swing coach in the latter part of 2023.

"I was playing at a decently high level but could never feel like I had enough. Not game, but understanding almost. So when I started working with Chris, it wasn't all there right away. And you know there's a lot of things he wanted me to work on, but as soon as I like, Quail was the first time where, in tournament pressure, I lost by seven. But I was on that back nine, I was starting to hit some shots."

"That was like I'm hitting the shots, you know what I mean? He's told me about that I'm working on, it's coming in like it's been six or seven months or however long it was. But I was like, I'm starting to hit these shots. Like I'm hitting like a high draw out of a bunker. I'm hitting this like low cut with an iron to a right pin. And so for me, that was like a big aha moment of you know, I'm rolling right now..."

The full interview with Xander Schauffele is available to watch on Golf.com's official YouTube channel.

The nine-time PGA Tour winner won the 2024 Open Championship, finishing at 9-under. He also won the 2024 PGA Championship, finishing at 21-under. Schauffele was the runner-up three times and made the cut in all 22 events he participated in this year.

In 2024, he also finished in the top 10 on 13 occasions. Additionally, he secured fourth place in the FedEx Cup standings and is currently ranked second on the OWGR standings.

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Who is Xander Schauffele's new swing coach Chris Como?

Xander Schauffele - PGA: FedEx St. Jude Championship - Second Round - Source: Imagn

Last year, in the fall, Xander Schauffele probably made the best decision to have dinner with Chris Como at Harry's Bar & Restaurant in Florida. Shortly after their meeting, the duo started working together and Como became the new swing coach of Schauffele.

Como had previously coached Woods back in 2014 and they worked together for the next three years. In addition, he has worked with other popular names like Jason Day, Bryson DeChambeau, Trevor Immelman and Jamie Lovemark in the past.

In comparison to last season, Schauffele now has a ball speed of 183.14 mph, jumping from 179.30 mph. In 2024, he ranked 11th on the leaderboard of strokes off the tee. His swing has improved noticeably, earning him the 37th rank in driving distance on the 2024 PGA Tour.