The rumors shortly began Sunday night about Xander Schauffele becoming a member of LIV Golf after he received the PGA Championship. Schauffele defeated Crusher GC captain Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke with a powerful birdie on the 18th.
By successful this main, he receives exemptions into the three different majors for the following 5 years.
That job safety fed the rumors, however his father, Stefan Schauffele, stopped the excitement in its tracks, per an interview with Golf.com.
“No likelihood,” Stefan Schauffele mentioned.
“Xander isn’t chasing the cash. Xander is about legacy. And as my opinion—simply as his father—there was by no means an opportunity.”
Stefan is a distinguished determine in his son’s life. He’s Xander’s swing coach and is often at each occasion. Nevertheless, he was not along with his son at Valhalla for the massive win. As a substitute, Stefan was in Hawaii on the island of Kauai, in a tiny transport container, overseeing building for a future household compound.
His father defined what he and Xander advised LIV Golf when the Saudi-backed league supplied previously.
“What we advised LIV in Saudi Arabia, with Xander beside me, was that if there is no such thing as a path again to the PGA Tour and if there is no such thing as a likelihood at World Rating factors, we would not have something to speak about,” Stefan mentioned.
“Even in the event you throw tons of of tens of millions of {dollars} at him. That phrase nonetheless stands.”
Those that began the rumors felt now that Schauffele has some cushion with the majors, he might take the cash and nonetheless play within the 4 largest occasions of the yr. Nevertheless, it doesn’t look like that would be the case.
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Stefan isn’t shy about financial matters. Final yr, he spoke about paying Ryder Cup members. He felt they need to be instantly compensated for his or her participation. When Patrick Cantlay refused to put on his hat in Rome and Schauffele adopted swimsuit, Stefan claimed the PGA of America nearly took his son’s spot on Crew USA.
Rumors surrounded Cantlay and his hat that week, claiming it was a protest over not getting cash on the Ryder Cup. Schauffele and lots of the different Crew USA members adopted swimsuit. Cantlay claimed he didn’t put on the hat as a result of it didn’t match correctly.
Now that Stefan has shut down the LIV Golf rumors, his son is prone to be one of many favorites on the remaining two main championships. Schauffele moved to No. 2 on the planet on Monday.
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