The Loop

Xander Schauffele on dealing with injury and the photo Patrick Cantlay will never see

Episode Summary

Xander Schauffele is our guest this week for the People’s Open at TPC Scottsdale. Topics ranged from Schauffele’s lingering back injury to his hot and cold 2022. The boys also break down the two main Golf Twitter sagas of the weekend: Aaron Rodgers’ inflated handicap and the much-criticized stonework around the Swilcan Bridge at St. Andrews.

Episode Notes

Seven-time PGA Tour winner Xander Schauffele joins us this week ahead of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, a tournament he tied for third in just one year ago. This year, Schauffele is one of the tournament favorites despite a nagging back injury, though he tells us it’s been getting better and better each day. We also discussed his “stale” 2022 majors season, his scorching-hot late summer run and why he and his best buddy Patrick Cantlay aren’t big social media guys. Plus, WMPO best bets and a recap of another wild weekend on Golf Twitter.