Xander Schauffele is among a handful of some of the world’s top golfers taking on Royal Montreal this week for the Presidents Cup.
Schauffele was labelled the funniest player on the PGA Tour by his fellow US Presidents Cup Team member Collin Morikawa, with the former undoubtedly set to keep his teammates entertained in Canada.
Morikawa meanwhile is jealous of Scottie Scheffler’s swing, with the trio having been joined by Wyndham Clark, Sahith Theegal and Patrick Cantlay in automatically qualifying for the event.
The players have been testing out Royal Montreal in the build-up to the Presidents Cup, where Mike Weir’s International Team are on home soil.
It is certain to be an exciting encounter, with the US Team certainly the favourites to come out on top under Jim Furyk.
Xander Schauffele makes Royal Montreal claim ahead of Presidents Cup
Schauffele did his best to get to grips with Royal Montreal before the action got underway, with plenty of pressure on the world number two given his season so far.
He discussed the course in his Presidents Cup press conference, having been asked if 14, 15 and 16 is the toughest stretch of holes.
“I’d say they’re just very different holes compared to the rest of the golf course,” said Schauffele. “The last two days have been really windy, so what was no wind, you’re like, oh, you can hit driver, wedge, gap wedge, sand wedge on a few holes, even lob wedge.
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“A lot of these holes are crosswinds and all of a sudden you hit a dogleg left with a left-to-right wind or vice versa, these par-threes you’re hitting four or five into.
“The last two days I thought it played very difficult and I’ll be curious to see how it plays throughout the week. The variable wind has been 10 to 15 miles an hour, which would make any golf course play hard.”
Xander Schauffele and Scottie Scheffler to put their battle on pause
It has been an unforgettable season for Schauffele, with the American boasting two wins, three runner-up finishes and 15 top-10s.
The two victories did, of course, come when it really mattered, with Schauffele winning the PGA Championship and The Open Championship.
But he won’t be pondering those victories for the time being, with the world number two looking for further silverware in Canada.
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He certainly has the potential to be the star of the show at Royal Montreal, although he could be fighting teammate Scheffler for that honour.
But rather than continuing their thrilling individual battle this season, the pair will now be looking to work as a team to help the US Team emerge victorious.
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