"It's just not my jam" - Xander Schauffele gives his take on the Creator Classic, says he's the "wrong person" to be asked questions about it
Xander Schauffele is the second-ranked golfer on the FedEx list and will play at the Tour Championship. The Tour Championship begins on Thursday at East Lake Golf Course but before that, an event called the Creator Classic will take place on Wednesday at the same venue.
This Creator Classic is a nine-hole golf competition for golf content creators. Schauffele, who'll play at the East Lake Golf Course, was asked about his thoughts on the event. He responded by saying he was "blue-collar" and "traditional", and not into social media.
“Probably the wrong person to ask for that question, to be completely honest. As I get older I've sort of learned that I'm a little more traditional, maybe more blue-collar. I'm not really big in social media. I'm a big fan of sort of -- it's just not my jam,” Schauffele said (via ASAP Sports).
He continued,
“I think influencers work really hard to put out content, and I could never do it personally. My message was always in the dirt, and for them it's pumping out content and putting their face out there and doing their thing. I know it's a lot of work to do it and it's tiring and things like that.”
He added that whatever brought viewers to golf was a good thing.
“It's going to bring more eyeballs to golf I think it's a good thing, but the whole sort of social media influencer thing, I'm going to leave it to everyone else that's my age or a little younger because they're just way better at it,” Schauffele said.
The 30-year-old will be joined by Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay, and others as the top 30 vie for the Tour Championship.
A look at Xander Schauffele's performance at the BMW Championship
Xander Schauffele finished in a tie for fifth with 8-under at the BMW Championship. In the opening round, he scored 69, including two birdies on the front nine and two on the back nine. In the second round, he dropped three birdies on the front nine along with a bogey on 7. He carded one birdie on the back nine along with four bogeys to finish with 73.
In the third round, he birdied the second hole and had a double bogey on the third. He had a bogey on the sixth, followed by birdies on 7, 8 and 9. On the back nine, he dropped four birdies to finish with 67 at the end of the round.
In the fourth round, Schauffele shot one birdie on the front nine, followed by a birdie and a bogey on the back nine to finish at 71.