Xander Schauffele, the man who excelled last year playing on the PGA Tour, faced unexpected situations this year. A rib injury has appeared to be an obstacle on the way to the same goal, but Schauffele could return next week, at least if Dan Rapaport'sposts via his X account are to be believed.
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Rapaport announced on social media that Schauffele hopes to return next week.
Last year's two-time Majors winner had big ambitions before the start of this season, but it seems that injuries immediately created problems for him. However, the season has just begun and there are many challenges ahead of him.
Xander Schauffele says he is hopeful to return to competition at next weeks Arnold Palmer Invitational, Rapaport wrote on X.
Decision later this week.
Xander Schauffele talks about the injury
A two weeks ago, the 31-year-old spoke to Golfweek about the seriousness of the injury, stressing that he wants to be as ready as possible before the start of the Masters, a competition that golfers and fans seem to value the most.
The world number 2 mentioned the Arnold Palmer Invitational as a potential date for his return, but we will see what the future holds for him.
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Taking the Genesis off gives me three weeks leading into Bay Hill. I want to get as many reps under the belt before the Masters. It would be nice to get the competitive blood flowing a few times before going into a really big event and also have the Players coming up.- Schauffele said.
Although the great golfer was optimistic that the injury was not serious, it turned out that he was not ready to start the season. Schauffele played at The Sentry, as well as the TGL match, but after that, he began to feel increasingly uneasy, realizing that he needed to take a period of rest in order to be maximally ready.
He has always put the emphasis on the Majors, and the previous successful year in that aspect has certainly created an even greater hunger in him when it comes to the Majors.
