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We've got the blue-collar pros here in San Diego.
- Xander Schauffele
#Blue-Collar
#Got
#Here
#Pros
#San Diego
If you play well, you can open doors.
- Xander Schauffele
#Doors
#Open Doors
#Open
#Play
#Well
I'm not really much of a celebrating type.
- Xander Schauffele
#Celebrating
#Much
#Really
#Type
I never really idolized any one golfer.
- Xander Schauffele
#Any
#Golfer
#Idolized
#Never
#Really
In golf I have my support team, and though I hit the shots, I say 'we' a lot, because 'we' made it happen.
- Xander Schauffele
#Golf
#Happen
#Say
#Support
#Team
For me personally, short game, bunker shots aren't too bad.
- Xander Schauffele
#Bad
#Game
#Me
#Short
#Shots
Feel shots. Flops. Bump-and-runs. Those types of things are usually what go first for me when I haven't practiced much.
- Xander Schauffele
#Feel
#First
#Go
#Me
#Things
As a rookie you sort of don't really know if you're good enough, and then you start listening to a bunch of random things or just out looking for a bunch of random things that don't help.
- Xander Schauffele
#Good
#Listening
#Looking
#Random
#Start
My dad always taught me to let the clubs talk. So if people don't know who I am, I guess I'm just not playing well enough.
- Xander Schauffele
#Dad
#I Am
#Know
#Me
#People
Some say I don't show much emotion. That's just not my cup of tea.
- Xander Schauffele
#Cup
#Just
#Say
#Show
#Tea
I always try to find companies I see eye to eye with. It was an easy collaboration with Hyland. They're a well-rounded player and always try to find certain strategies to give their clients a competitive edge.
- Xander Schauffele
#Collaboration
#Easy
#Find
#See
#Try
I want to get to world No. 1. I want to win multiple majors. Plus, I hate losing - like, I really hate losing.
- Xander Schauffele
#Hate
#Losing
#Want
#Win
#World
I just still feel like an underdog. I feel like until you're No. 1, you're chasing.
- Xander Schauffele
#Feel
#I Feel
#Just
#Still
#Underdog
I like to consider that I have a good insight into other cultures because I grew up with my parents having different views on things. It makes traveling a lot easier, I do enjoy other cultures.
- Xander Schauffele
#Enjoy
#Good
#Insight
#Parents
#Up
I feel very American, but my upbringing was quite the opposite.
- Xander Schauffele
#American
#Feel
#I Feel
#Opposite
#Quite
For me the trickiest thing is figuring out the spin and loft.
- Xander Schauffele
#Loft
#Me
#Out
#Spin
#Thing
My dad taught me how to get into clubs and what to look for in clubs, and he always stressed to me that a 3-wood, 4-wood or 5-wood was the toughest club to dial in and if you find a good one to keep it.
- Xander Schauffele
#Dad
#Find
#Good
#Look
#Me
The first thing you do before you take a swing with a driver is put it down and see how it looks to your eye. If you don't like how it looks, it's going to be difficult to hit a good shot.
- Xander Schauffele
#Difficult
#Down
#Good
#See
#Shot
I don't sit at home and test my driver, you know.
- Xander Schauffele
#Driver
#Home
#Know
#Sit
#Test
I've been called a cheater by my fellow opponents. It's all joking, but when someone yells 'cheater' in front of 200 people, to me it's not going to go down very well.
- Xander Schauffele
#Down
#Go
#Me
#People
#Someone
The only time I am an unhappy camper is when I feel like I'm treated unfairly.
- Xander Schauffele
#Feel
#I Am
#Only
#Time
#Unhappy
One of my big goals for 2019 is to make the cut at the Farmers.
- Xander Schauffele
#Big
#Cut
#Farmers
#Goals
#Make
If I ever felt sorry for myself, my dad and I would have this two-hour talk. He bred an underdog mentality into me from a younger age.
- Xander Schauffele
#Age
#Dad
#Me
#Myself
#Underdog
I always felt like I was mentally tougher than the other kids.
- Xander Schauffele
#Always
#Felt
#Kids
#Like
#Other
I pretty much figured out in grade school that we weren't the stereotypical American family.
- Xander Schauffele
#American
#Family
#Out
#Pretty
#School
I expect a lot from myself but, over time, I've learned to tame that.
- Xander Schauffele
#Expect
#Learned
#Myself
#Over
#Time
I've had doubts at every stage of my career.
- Xander Schauffele
#Career
#Doubts
#Every
#Had
#Stage
Coming out of college, you never really know how good you are, you've never played for money, you've put all your eggs in one basket and your whole life revolves around it. For a while, I didn't think I was going to be good enough.
- Xander Schauffele
#Enough
#Good
#Life
#Money
#Never
My body just won't let me hit it, like, 330 in the air.
- Xander Schauffele
#Air
#Body
#Just
#Like
#Me
I kind of enjoy just hanging back and relaxing, sort of the San Diego, Southern California vibe, whatever you want to call it.
- Xander Schauffele
#Back
#Call
#Enjoy
#Want
#Whatever
I was out here at East Lake, on a property I had never seen, and I was just like a kid at Disneyland walking around. There was only 30 guys. Thinking about how this is the big goal everyone is looking forward to at the end of the year and I'm fortunate enough to make it.
- Xander Schauffele
#End
#Looking Forward
#Thinking
#Walking
I've been trying to make my bed every day. Every time I wake up, I try and - someone told me there's been books about it, about how important it is to start the day with a win.
- Xander Schauffele
#Day
#Every Day
#Me
#Time
#Wake Up
My dad's European, so when I was a little kid, I couldn't wear things like Nike, so I grew up wearing Adidas.
- Xander Schauffele
#Dad
#Little
#Things
#Up
#Wear
Being from California, my parents are very eco-friendly and I feel like I've been nurtured by a tree-hugger family in a way.
- Xander Schauffele
#Family
#Feel
#I Feel Like
#Parents
#Way
Taking care of the environment is important to me.
- Xander Schauffele
#Care
#Environment
#Important
#Me
#Taking
I would gladly give up my driver if it's not conforming. But there's still 130 other players in the field that potentially have a nonconforming driver, as well.
- Xander Schauffele
#Field
#Players
#Still
#Up
#Well
I'm a pretty mellow guy, but I've got a fire burning inside, but you guys will probably never see that.
- Xander Schauffele
#Fire
#Inside
#Never
#See
#Will
I need to find a way to manage my time and be an adult.
- Xander Schauffele
#Adult
#Find
#Need
#Time
#Way
It's all strange to me, but it's pretty cool when people know who you are.
- Xander Schauffele
#Cool
#Know
#Me
#People
#Strange
I'm an old soul.
- Xander Schauffele
#Old
#Soul
I enjoy tough golf, I guess. There's something fun about it that other people may not think is fun.
- Xander Schauffele
#Enjoy
#Fun
#Golf
#People
#Tough
Our job as players is to show up to tournaments, put on a show for The R&A and for the Tour and to handle our business.
- Xander Schauffele
#Business
#Handle
#Job
#Players
#Show
One of the best forcers was probably Tiger in his prime. He could force an outcome if he needed it.
- Xander Schauffele
#Best
#Force
#He
#Outcome
#Tiger
When I am playing my best, I am not worrying about a whole lot.
- Xander Schauffele
#About
#Best
#I Am
#Playing
#Worrying
It is never easy to have your dad as your swing coach.
- Xander Schauffele
#Coach
#Dad
#Easy
#Never
#Swing
I haven't really learned how to play great forceful golf. I sort of go with the flow, and if I handle my game properly, not too many mistakes should be made.
- Xander Schauffele
#Game
#Go
#Golf
#Great
#Mistakes
Ever since my early teens, I've tried to swing the driver very fast. Back then, it was as fast as I could. But now that I'm 24, I'm working to dial back some of that speed, knowing I have an extra gear if needed. The goal is to protect myself from injuries down the road - especially to my back.
- Xander Schauffele
#Back
#Fast
#Myself
#Road
#Speed
When I practice there's a bunch of noise going on, people will talk, so I don't really have mouse ears for the most part.
- Xander Schauffele
#Noise
#People
#Practice
#Talk
#Will
There's a big A my team likes to talk about, which is Accepts. If you can't 'accept,' then you're never going to play well in the U.S. Open.
- Xander Schauffele
#Accept
#Big
#Never
#Open
#Talk
I think getting your head in the right mental space is important, and maybe I do need to go back to my rookie vibes to where I'm very happy-go-lucky, nothing really matters.
- Xander Schauffele
#Back
#Important
#Nothing
#Right
#Space
My father, Stefan, is the only swing coach I've had. I wouldn't be where I am today without him.
- Xander Schauffele
#Coach
#Father
#I Am
#Swing
#Today
If practice and preparation were all it took to prevent nerves on the course, tour players would never get rattled.
- Xander Schauffele
#Never
#Players
#Practice
#Preparation
You don't have to be a superhero and pull off shots you've never hit before. Your goal should be to put yourself in position to play as close to your regular game as possible. That's what I did in the final round of the 2018 Open Championship at Carnoustie, when I was in the final pairing with Jordan Spieth.
- Xander Schauffele
#Game
#Never
#Open
#Possible
#Yourself
I learned from a young age that my tendency was to really choke the grip during a big moment. I'd tense up in my hands, which would then tighten my forearms, and I'd try to rip one as hard as I could.
- Xander Schauffele
#Age
#Hands
#Moment
#Try
#Young
Just the ritual of feeling the grip in my fingers and making loose swings is relaxing.
- Xander Schauffele
#Feeling
#Fingers
#Grip
#Just
#Making
Having experience gives me an advantage against the younger players as well as the other competitors out there.
- Xander Schauffele
#Experience
#Me
#Players
#Well
#Younger
Players are getting better at a younger age. It shows how fearless everyone is becoming.
- Xander Schauffele
#Age
#Better
#Fearless
#Getting Better
Usually when I'm comfortable I play good golf.
- Xander Schauffele
#Comfortable
#Golf
#Good
#Play
Everybody knows I'm a late bloomer.
- Xander Schauffele
#Everybody
#Knows
#Late Bloomer
#Late
The U.S. Open was a huge moment in my career. It was one of the biggest stages, and for me to be calm and collected throughout the week and just kind of hang on and tie for fifth was huge for me mentally.
- Xander Schauffele
#Calm
#Me
#Moment
#Open
#Week
Remember a few years ago when Tiger said his glutes shut off? I know he wasn't kidding because when I reach the top of my swing, like Tiger, I want to feel my right glute muscles firing.
- Xander Schauffele
#Feel
#Know
#Remember
#Tiger
#Want
I went to San Diego State and one of our home courses was Barona Creek. It's this open, no-tree look.
- Xander Schauffele
#Creek
#Home
#Look
#Open
#State
If I worked in a cubicle, I wouldn't want to leave work and see all 20 people from my office when I got home.
- Xander Schauffele
#Home
#People
#See
#Want
#Work
Every pro has to decide what they want from their ball.
- Xander Schauffele
#Ball
#Decide
#Every
#Pro
#Want
I don't want one tournament to offset another. I want to be fresh and take full advantage of the opportunity I've been given.
- Xander Schauffele
#Fresh
#Opportunity
#Tournament
#Want
I always felt there was a chip on my shoulder at the junior stage, the amateur stage.
- Xander Schauffele
#Always
#Amateur
#Felt
#Shoulder
#Stage
I remember watching Tiger make the putt in '08. I was standing by a tree that's no longer there, it got taken down by the storm. I watched that putt live.
- Xander Schauffele
#Live
#Remember
#Storm
#Tiger
#Tree
My dad was always very hard on me when it came to sports. He always used golf to teach me life lessons.
- Xander Schauffele
#Dad
#Golf
#Life
#Me
#Sports
Somewhere down the line I'd like to create a foundation that brings awareness to environmental protection, sustainability, the effects of pollution, and all of those things related to protecting nature.
- Xander Schauffele
#Down
#Environmental
#Foundation
#Nature
Right now, my caddie has a nicer car than I do. That tells me a little something.
- Xander Schauffele
#Car
#Little
#Me
#Now
#Right
#Something
I hate to say it... but, yeah, I mean, our class has always been really strong, and I always joke with my buddies saying it's not cool to be 23 and on the PGA Tour anymore since everyone that's been 22, 23, 24, they're all winning.
- Xander Schauffele
#Cool
#Everyone
#Hate
#Mean
#Winning
All the techniques to help stay calm and focused, to control your mind, have all really helped me.
- Xander Schauffele
#Calm
#Control
#Me
#Mind
#Stay Calm
To say I feel close or whatnot, I don't really know what that means, but I feel like my game and, you know, myself is slowly maturing.
- Xander Schauffele
#Feel
#Game
#Know
#Myself
#Say
My agent and I usually have a steak-and-wine dinner on Wednesdays before tournaments. It's a good source of protein for the night before, and it helps me sleep before the opening round.
- Xander Schauffele
#Dinner
#Good
#Me
#Night
#Sleep
I was struggling to keep my card and get in tournaments and found a way to breeze through the U.S. Open somehow with a cool head. I looked at that and thought, 'Wow, I could actually do this.'
- Xander Schauffele
#Breeze
#Cool
#Open
#Through
#Way
I love French and English bulldogs. They're hilarious and adorable.
- Xander Schauffele
#Adorable
#French
#Hilarious
#Love
It's not too often in your life you have 4 or 5-footers for $10 million.
- Xander Schauffele
#Life
#Million
#Often
#Too
#Your
I played soccer until I was like 10 or 11, maybe 12. I had fun with it, but it was a team sport, and I hated losing, and we kept losing, so I quit.
- Xander Schauffele
#Fun
#Like
#Losing
#Quit
#Team
I put little goals in place every day, and I think if you can kind of keep to the small things it's easier to capture the big picture at the end.
- Xander Schauffele
#Day
#End
#Every Day
#Goals
#Small Things
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