Alexander Victor "Xander" Schauffele is an American professional golfer who competes on the PGA Tour as of April 2025. He went professional in 2015, winning his first professional event, the Northern California Open, in September of the same year. He won his PGA Tour card after finishing 15th in the 2016 Web.com Tour Finals, and his first PGA win came at the Greenbrier Classic in 2017. That same season, he also won the Tour Championship, but Justin Thomas beat him in the FedEx Cup with more points. In 2019, the Tour Championship was introduced with the starting strokes system to avoid the latter situation.
As of April 2025, Schauffele has won 12 professional events and is ranked world No. 3, as per the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR). His world career-high ranking is No. 2, achieved in May 2024. Most notable of his wins are the 2018 WGC-HSBC Champions, the golf medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and two major championships at the 2024 Open Championship and the 2024 PGA Championship.
How many majors did Xander Schauffele win?
Xander Schauffele has won two major championships, the 2024 PGA Championship and the 2024 Open Championship, as of April 2025.
Xander Schauffele's Masters Tournament
Xander Schauffele has not yet won the Masters Tournament. His best Masters finish was in 2019, tying with Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson. Schauffele led the field with 25 birdies, becoming only the third player behind Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson to reach that mark. At the event, he was defeated by Tiger Woods by a single shot.
Xander Schauffele's PGA Championship
Xander Schauffele won the 2024 PGA Championship, his first major championship win in nearly a decade of his professional golf career. He defeated Bryson DeChambeau by a single stroke for a score of 263.
Schauffele and DeChambeau were tied for the lead heading into the final hole. He needed to make a birdie on the 18th hole to avoid the playoffs, which he did while setting a major championship record low. Viktor Hovland finished solo third, with Thomas Detry and Collin Morikawa tied for fourth.
Xander Schauffele's U.S. Open
Xander Schauffele has not yet won the U.S. Open. He came close to winning in 2019 but was tied for third place with Jon Rahm, Chez Reavie, and Justin Rose. All of them were defeated by the winner, Gary Woodland, by six strokes and the runner-up, Brooks Koepka, by three strokes.
Xander Schauffele's Open Championship
Xander Schauffele won the 2024 Open Championship, his second major win in the same season, becoming the first golfer to end with a score of 65 in both majors. He won with a final score of 275, 9 under, defeating Billy Horschel and Justin Rose by two strokes. Thriston Lawrence finished solo in fourth.
Xander Schauffele's Major Wins Year by Year
Xander Schauffele’s major wins year-by-year are as follows:
| Year | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship |
| 2017 | DNP | CUT | T5 | T20 |
| 2018 | T50 | T35 | T6 | T2 |
| 2019 | T2 | T16 | T3 | T41 |
| 2020 | T17 | T10 | 5 | NT |
| 2021 | T3 | CUT | T7 | T26 |
| 2022 | CUT | T13 | T14 | T15 |
| 2023 | T10 | T18 | T10 | T17 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | T7 | 1 |
| 2025 | - | - | - | - |
Xander Schauffele's Players Championship Wins
Xander Schauffele has not yet won the Players Championship as of April 2025. However, his best finishes were in 2018 and 2024; both times, he finished tied for second place. In 2024, he tied Brian Harman and Wyndham Clark before losing to Scottie Scheffler by one stroke. In 2018, he tied with Jimmy Walker and Charl Schwartzel but lost by four strokes to Webb Simpson.
Xander Schauffele's FedEx Cup Wins
Xander Schauffele has not yet won a FedEx Cup as of April 2025. However, he did win the 2017 Tour Championship but was defeated in the FedEx points list by Justin Thomas. Before 2019, these two events were separate from each other and could have individual winners.
But to avoid this situation, in 2019, the Tour Championship’s format added the “Starting Strokes” system, which gave a starting score of 10 under to the leader of the FedEx Cup Standings and 8 under to the second ranking and so on to the 25th, with even scores from 26th to 30th. This is to ensure that the FedExCup leader has an advantage and that one clear winner is crowned for both the Tour Championship and the FedExCup.
FAQs on Xander Schauffele PGA Major Wins
A. Yes, Xander Schauffele won two major championships as of April 2025, including the 2024 PGA Championship and the 2024 Open Championship.
A. No, Xander Schauffele is not world No. 1, though his career-high ranking is world No. 2, first achieved in May 2024, according to the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR).
A. No, Xander Schauffele still plays for the PGA Tour as of April 2025.
A. Xander Schauffele is of American nationality. He was born in San Diego, California, in the United States.
A. No, Xander Schauffele cannot speak the Japanese language.
