Xander Schauffele is skipping this week’s Procore Championship, where 10 of his U.S. Ryder Cup teammates will be using the opportunity to get some competitive reps at the PGA Tour’s first fall tour in advance of the biennial event in two weeks.
Schauffele’s absence is unfortunate but not without reason. There is no discord or disruption intended. He’s got a family matter he has yet to publicly disclose, and there’s no guarantee that a stroke-play event in Northern California is the proper prep for a match-play tournament three time zones away on Long Island, anyway.
