Xander Schauffele is sixth all-time behind Tiger Woods, Byron Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Hale Irwin and Dow Finsterwald for consecutive made cuts.
ORLANDO — Xander Schauffele is glad he got that out of the way. It wasn’t just that the two-time major winner was coming back from a rib injury after eight weeks on the sidelines, but that he also was doing so on one of the tougher layouts on the PGA Tour.
Xander Schauffele met at least one goal in his return from injury at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He made the cut for the 58th consecutive time on the PGA Tour.
Following his comeback to the PGA Tour, Xander Schauffele feels like a 'toddler' for ignoring his body's warning signs before injury hiatus.
"Lots of scans, CT scans, ultrasounds, MRIs"-you name it, but fortunately, all the results came out "clean,"- he said.
Xander Schauffele is returning this week at Bay Hill after eight weeks of dealing with a rib injury. He said it "Really, really sucked."
Xander Schauffele's 58 consecutive made cuts is sixth all time behind Tiger Woods (142), Byron Nelson (113), Jack Nicklaus (105), Hale Irwin (86) and Dow Finsterwald (72).
Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele one of the Featured Groups at The Players; Ludvig Åberg, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas also grouped together; Watch the opening round live on Thursday from 11.