Is Xander Schauffele playing in the 2024 RBC Canadian Open After PGA Championship Glory?

Commencing from May 30 to June 2, the RBC Canadian Open will be hosted at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club. Although several Canadian nationals, including the defending champion Nick Taylor, are planning to take back the trophy for the country again, previous Hamilton winners like Rory McIlroy would also be there on the greens. But do you think this season’s latest major winner, Xander Schauffele, would take part in the race?

Xander Schauffele has never taken part in the RBC Canadian Open before, and that is not changing this year as well! According to the final field released for the 2024 RBC Canadian Open, the golfer’s name is nowhere to be seen on the list.

Winning the 106th edition of the PGA Championship at Valhalla was a huge achievement for Xander Schauffele. After a major fan consensus was ready to hail Scottie Scheffler as the winner of this season’s PGA Championship, Xander Schauffele shone bright with a score of 21 under par, where he also defeated Bryson DeChambeau with a one-stroke lead. It was not only his very first major win, but he also came out of his two-year drought. He won the 2022 Zurich Classic in New Orleans.

Unlike many other busy golfers, Schauffele’s number of events played in a season never went above 25 after 2018. As particular as he is about the events he chooses and the number of times he plays in a season, Schauffele also ensures his top 10 finishes and participation ratio is near about 1/3rd to 1/2 consistently. After his maiden major glory, he stated, “I told myself this is my opportunity—ccapture it.” But sadly, he would not be giving himself the same opportunity even in this season’s Canadian Open. But wait, Xander Schauffele might be playing in the other upcoming PGA Tour event.

Xander Schauffele’s participation in the Memorial Tournament

The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday will kick off from June 6th to 9th at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. With a purse of $20,000,000, this signature event might witness Xander Schauffele yet again competing. However, the winner of this year’s PGA Championship has never been able to go up in the top 10 of the event so far.

Xander Schauffele has been consistently playing in the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday since 2018. His best finish was T11 in 2021, with a final score of 4-under. Last year, he dropped to T24. But like every other year, fans are hopeful that he might be playing the Memorial again this year. Stay tuned to see all timely updates on the 2024 PGA Championship.