Xander Schauffele responds after being called the Presidents Cup 'class clown'- "That's a little rude, don't you think?"
Before Xander Schauffele could represent Team USA in the ongoing 2024 Presidents Cup, the 2024 Open Championship winner was termed the 'class clown' by his teammate, Collin Morikawa. When asked to pick the funniest guy on the tour, Morikawa said Schauffele "wins the MVP for kind of like class clown.”
On September 25th, during a press conference at the Royal Montreal Golf Club, one of the reporters, seemingly alluding to Morikawa's earlier comments, asked Schauffele about the various 'roles' his teammates played. In response, the 9-time PGA Tour winner said (via ASAP Sports):
"I wouldn't call myself a clown. My goodness. That's a little rude, don't you think?"
In the same press conference, Xander Schauffele was also asked if he thought he was the funny one, to which he highlighted the close dynamic within the team and said:
"A lot of the guys are really funny. We're so used to competing against each other in that locker room. I think this team is really close. Fortunately for me the teams I've been on have been really close. There's been pretty much zero turmoil," he added.
You can check out the video of Schauffele winning The Open 2024 earlier this year:
Xander Schauffele further spoke about what's important for him and his teammates when they are in the locker room, stressing that it was important to share laughter, something they otherwise couldn't generally do whilst participating in other tournaments.
A look at past performances of Team USA players at 2024 Presidents Cup ft. Xander Schauffele
Here is a detailed look at the past performances of Team USA players at the 2024 Presidents Cup ft. Xander Schauffele:
Scottie Scheffler
- Age: 28
- PGA TOUR Wins: 13
- Presidents Cup: 1 (2022), 0-3-1
Xander Schauffele
- Age: 30
- PGA TOUR Wins: 9
- Presidents Cup: 2 (2019, 2022), 6-3-0
Collin Morikawa
- Age: 27
- PGA TOUR Wins: 6
- Presidents Cup: 1 (2022), 2-1-0
Wyndham Clark
- Age: 30
- PGA TOUR Wins: 3
- Presidents Cup: None
Patrick Cantlay
- Age: 32
- PGA TOUR Wins: 8
- Presidents Cup: 2 (2019, 2022), 6–3–0
Sahith Theegala
- Age: 26
- PGA TOUR Wins: 1
- Presidents Cup: None
Sam Burns
- Age: 28
- PGA TOUR Wins: 5
- Presidents Cup: 1 (2022), 0-3-2
Tony Finau
- Age: 34
- PGA TOUR Wins: 6
- Presidents Cup: 2 (2019, 2022), 3-2-3
Russell Henley
- Age: 35
- PGA TOUR Wins: 4
- Presidents Cup: None
Keegan Bradley
- Age: 38
- PGA TOUR Wins: 7
- Presidents Cup: 1 (2013), 2-2-1
Brian Harman
- Age: 37
- PGA TOUR Wins: 3
- Presidents Cup: None
Max Homa
- Age: 33
- PGA TOUR Wins: 6
- Presidents Cup: 1 (2022), 4-0-0
Team USA will be captained by Jim Furyk at the 2024 Presidents Cup. Furyk, who played the Presidents Cup at the Royal Montreal Club in 2007, will be assisted by Stewart Cink, Kevin Kisner, Justin Leonard, and Brandt Snedeker.