Xander Schauffele<\/a> believes, \u201cPerforming at a high level is the main goal. I think winning is a result.\u201d\u00a0And, despite his recent runs this season, that\u2019s what the golf world is expecting out of him.<\/p>\nCurrently ranked No. 3 in the world and No. 42 in the FedExCup rankings, Schauffele had a rough start to the season due to a rib injury, but he\u2019s finally finding his rhythm. Back-to-back top-10 finishes in the Genesis Scottish Open and The Open Championship marked his first top-10 results since the Masters in April.<\/p>\n
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To make it to the top 30 at East Lake in two weeks, he\u2019ll need to keep the momentum going in Memphis this week. Despite being one of the world\u2019s best ball-strikers, Schauffele has struggled off the tee (111th) and with his usually reliable putter (132nd), losing strokes in both areas.<\/p>\n
Last year, he finished runner-up, closing with a 63 \u2013 his best round in 28 career events \u2013 just two shots behind champion Hideki Matsuyama. So, what can drive the change in Xander Schauffele\u2019s game in the latter part of this season other than his workout routine? Well, as per his exclusive interview with\u00a0Golf Digest, a lot of other things\u00a0can.<\/p>\n
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How Xander Schauffele won his first two majors in the 2024 season<\/p>\n
In an exclusive interview, Xander Schauffele revealed the secrets behind his recent successes, including winning the 2024 PGA Championship and The Open Championship. \u201cI\u2019m a process person,\u201d he told Golf Digest. \u201cResults come when you follow the right steps.\u201d Schauffele credits his great team, including his performance coach Dr. Ara Suppiah and trainer David Sundberg, for helping him evaluate and improve his body, mind, and swing.<\/p>\n
Schauffele made significant changes to his diet, adding low-sugar carbs like brown rice and sweet potatoes, and healthy fats like nuts and avocado. \u201cI wasn\u2019t putting the right fuel in my body,\u201d he admitted. \u201cAra had me add\u2026 healthy fats\u2014nuts, avocado, eggs. I actually increased my calorie intake.\u201d He also focused on mobility, strength, and cardio, preferring bike workouts over running to ease the strain on his joints. \u201cGolf is sneaky demanding on your body,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n
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Beyond that, however, Schauffele emphasized the importance of discipline and mental toughness, drawing on a phrase his dad used to instill in him: \u201cCommit, execute, accept.\u201d \u201cAt this point in my career, I\u2019d tweak the phrase a little and lead with \u2018accept\u2019,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve learned that respecting the outcome before you do anything is so powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n
When faced with setbacks, like a rib injury that kept him out of the first two months of the season, Schauffele had to \u201cbe OK with that.\u201d \u201cI did some feeling sorry for myself, sure, but that old phrase would snap me back,\u201d he said. It remains to be seen, however, if this change in attitude and workout helps him win\u00a0this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In 2024, Xander Schauffele looked nearly unstoppable. With laser-like precision and unshakable confidence, he surged through the season,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47875,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,40805,85,40806],"class_list":{"0":"post-47874","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-golf","11":"tag-npstrans","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-toppic"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}