Xander Schauffele reveals "square club face" secret that helps him in every event

Xander Schauffele this week shared an insight into the secrets of his impressive game this season. The American opened up about his game in an interview with Chris Como and discussed his shots and how he improved his game.

In the video shared by Como, Schauffele says he was having a "horrendous" hitting game prior to the Masters. However, after his father gave him some parenting advice on his club positioning, he made some improvements to his game, and the results were pretty evident. The world No. 2 has won two major events this season following the Masters.

Putting a glove on the ground and holding his club next to it, Schauffele said,

"This glove right here is another super simple thing. I told you earlier before the Masters, I was hitting it horrendous, you know, I wasnt really sweating it, but I couldn't really figure it out. I was just hitting everything left. Ogre [his was yelling at me because I was, you know, being stubborn and whatnot. And finally, he just, you know, told me to shut up.

"He put this glove box down, and he says 'put your face right behind it.' And so I, you know, grabbed this simple right edge right here, put my iron right behind it, got the face squared, and he says, 'Now grab the club.' He said, 'Look at the club.' And I was like, 'Holy smokes, this looks like, you know, a butter knife; it just looks awful' , you know what I mean?' So, during the whole year at the Masters, I played with what felt like a face that was wide open."

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Scahuffele added he "trusted" that method and looked for a "straight edge," such as a tee-box, throughout the year to maintain his new method of lining up his club, following this conversation.

Xander Schauffele won his maiden major at the PGA Championship and then went on to win The Open Championship in 2024. He has been phenomenal this season.

This week, the American golfer teed it up at the Zozo Championship in Japan. This is his first outing since playing at the Presidents Cup. He shot rounds of 73 and 65 at the tournament and is tied for 42nd after two rounds. The tournament will conclude on Sunday, October 27.

A look into Xander Schauffele's performance in 2024

Xander Schauffele has enjoyed a largely successful season on the PGA Tour in 2024. He started his season at The Sentry, where he shot rounds of 66, 69, 65, and 68, tying for tenth place. He then secured the T3 spot on the leaderboard at The American Express.

He played in 21 PGA Tour events this season, making the cut in all of them. He recorded two victories, three runner-up finishes, and 15 finishes in the top 10.

Here are the results of all the tournaments Xander Schauffele played in 2024 on the PGA Tour:

The Sentry: T10
The American Express: T3
Farmers Insurance Open: T9
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: T54
The Genesis Invitational: T4
Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard: T25
THE PLAYERS Championship: T2
Valspar Championship: T5
Masters Tournament: 8
RBC Heritage: T18
Zurich Classic of New Orleans: T23
Wells Fargo Championship: 2
PGA Championship: 1
the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday: T8
U.S. Open: T7
Travelers Championship: T13
Genesis Scottish Open: T15
The Open Championship: 1
Men’s Olympic Golf Competition*: T9
FedEx St. Jude Championship: T2
BMW Championship: T5
TOUR Championship**: T4