Xander Schauffele’s first main victory on the PGA Championship this Sunday on the Valhalla Golf Membership in Louisville, Kentucky, comes with a hefty paycheck, the biggest from a prize pool that, in keeping with the bullish pattern sparked by the emergence of the LIV, has as soon as once more reached report ranges for this yr.
The overall purse, 18.5 million {dollars} (round 17 million euros), is a million {dollars} greater than in 2023.
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Of that, 3.3 million {dollars} (barely over 3 million euros) will go into Schauffele’s checking account.
The opposite two gamers who joined him on the rostrum, his compatriot Bryson DeChambeau and the Norwegian Hovland, may even obtain a share within the seven figures: 1,998,000 {dollars} (1.8 million euros) for the previous and 1,258,000 {dollars} (1.15 million euros) for the latter.
As for the three Spaniards who competed within the occasion, particularly Jon Rahm, Adrián Otaegui, and David Puig, their performances, all lacking the lower on Friday, will barely cowl their bills. Every of them will pocket the 4,000 {dollars} (3,683 euros) allotted to these eradicated early.
Born in San Diego to a Franco-German father and a Taiwanese mom, Xander Schauffele hails from a household with a robust athletic background. His father Stefan had aspirations within the decathlon, whereas his great-grandfather Richard was a flexible athlete, excelling in discus throwing, weightlifting, and javelin throwing, accumulating quite a few titles.
Even his grandfather Johann Hoffmann was a reasonably profitable footballer in Europe. Xander attended California State College, Lengthy Seashore, earlier than transferring to San Diego State College, the place he continued to excel in golf.
In 2014, he gained the California Newbie Championship on the prestigious La Costa Resort & Spa, defeating compatriot Hossler, however was defeated by him within the ultimate of the Western Newbie a couple of months later. His beginner successes led him to enter the Prime 10 of the world beginner rankings earlier than turning skilled in 2015.
In 2021, Xander represented the US on the Tokyo Olympics, profitable the primary American gold medal in golf because the reintroduction of golf to the Olympics. He clinched the Olympic event with a complete rating of 266 strokes over 4 days, ending 18 strokes beneath par.
