Schauffele admission sparks Team USA concern for | Golf News

American golfer Xander Schauffele confessed to feeling “mentally tapped” after failing to qualify for the Tour Championship, sparking worries about his kind heading into next month’s Ryder Cup.

Schauffele has secured his spot on the Team USA Ryder Cup roster routinely, but will not compete in next week’s Tour Championship in Atlanta after ending past the top 30 in the FedExCup standings. It marks the first time in his profession he is failed to make the match.

The 31-year-old ended up tied-Twenty eighth at the BMW Championship, which Scottie Scheffler captured as half of his stellar season to seal Bryson DeChambeau’s Ryder Cup destiny. Schauffele shot 66 in Sunday’s remaining spherical to end three-over-par, but confessed that he is still “playing a–” despite giving his all.

Anticipation is mounting forward of the Ryder Cup at Bethpage, New York. American spectators heckled Robert MacIntyre at the BMW Championship as he competed with Scheffler for the lead, and further animosity is anticipated at the Tour Championship.

Team USA goals to regain the trophy after falling to Team Europe in 2023, with Scheffler, Schauffele, DeChambeau, J. J. Spaun, Russell Henley, and Harris English set to signify America. Team captain Keegan Bradley will select six further gamers to spherical out the 12-man squad.

Despite Scheffler firing 17 consecutive rounds under par, and Spaun capturing the U.S. Open earlier this 12 months, Schauffele stays dissatisfied with his efficiency and feels emotionally exhausted.

His PGA Tour season has concluded unless he participates in the Procore Championship before the Ryder Cup commences. When questioned about his Ryder Cup preparations, Schauffele responded: “Probably more mental than anything else. I feel like I just need to sort of reset a little bit.

“Cool off a little bit, and just get back to a healthy mental place where I need to sit down and work actually arduous again. Right now, I’m mentally a little tapped.”

Schauffele is confident he can accomplish a reset in time, though he’s frustrated by giving his all without seeing the desired outcomes. “No, I imply, everybody out right here is attempting actually arduous,” he continued.

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“There’s nothing worse than attempting your hardest and taking part in like a–. It’s the worst combo. Some of us do it, some of us do not. It’s been a while since I’ve, and I did it for a few weeks now, and it sucked. It’s going to be good to sit back and be at home and away from golf.”

To properly reset, Schauffele intends to step away from golf entirely and focus on family time.

“Just not {golfing}. Pretty simple, yeah. Not {golfing}, attempting not to suppose about golf. Just hang around at home with my spouse and my canines. Yeah, do not even look at the golf equipment.”

Nevertheless, Schauffele hasn’t dismissed participating in the Procore Championship from Sept. 11-14: “Yeah, I do not know how many guys have signed up or not, but I would not say there’s an expectation for us to play, but a lot of us do need to play just to keep recent, knock off some rust. I’ll have an even longer break, so we’ll see how that goes.”