Xander Schauffele’s dad takes on new role at Paris Olympics, ditches on-field duty as his son looks to defend gold medal

With the golf event at the 2024 Paris Olympics approaching, Xander Schauffele's father had a change in role this year. Last time, when Schauffele played in the Olympics in Tokyo, his father Stefan Schauffele served as his golf instructor. But this year, Xander Schauffele's father decided to cheer for his son from the audience and be a supporter.

In 2020, Stefan Schauffele guided his son excellently at the Olympics and helped him get the gold for the USA. Xander Schauffele won the Olympics with a one-stroke lead. His scores were 68, 63, 68, and 67 over the week.

On Tuesday, Xander Schauffele expressed gratitude towards his father for all the guidance that he provided, which helped him come this far.

“For me to be a consistent top-10 player in the world with my dad as a coach is a huge credit to my dad for what he built and what he made me,” Schauffele said ( via PGA Tour).

This year, Chris Como is Xander Schauffele's golf instructor in Paris. In the interview, the 2024 PGA Championship winner explained why he chose Como for the role.

“Chris has got a really good background in biomechanics and has been coaching for a very long time … He's a really good communicator, and my dad has kind of known him for a bit, too. So once we linked up and had conversation, it was a pretty smooth go, and luckily the changes were implemented quickly and obviously have beared some good fruit,” Xander Schauffele said.

The Paris Olympics for golf begins on August 1, and the men's circuit will be teeing up this Thursday.

Besides Xander Schauffele, which golfers will play at the 2024 Olympics?

About 60 golfers will represent their nations in Paris this week from the men's golf circuit. It includes seven LIV golfers including Jon Rahm and David Puig among others. Tommy Fleetwood, Min Woo Lee, Tom Kim, and Sepp Straka are a few names from the PGA Tour. Here's the full list of players at the 2024 Paris Olympics:

Emiliano Grillo (Argentina)
Alejandro Tosti (Argentina)
Jason Day (Australia)
Min Woo Lee (Australia)
Sepp Straka (Austria)
Thomas Detry (Belgium)
Adrien Dumont de Chassart (Belgium)
Nick Taylor (Canada)
Corey Conners (Canada)
Joaquin Niemann (Chile)
Mito Pereria (Chile)
Zecheng Dou (China)
Carl Yuan (China)
Kevin Yu (Chinese Taipei)
C.T. Pan (Chinese Taipei)
Camilo Villegas (Colombia)
Nico Echavarria (Colombia
Nicolai Højgaard (Denmark)
Thorbjørn Olesen (Denmark)
Sami Valimaki (Finland)
Tapio Pulkkanen (Finland)
Matthieu Pavon (France)
Victor Perez (France)
Stephan Jaeger (Germany)
Matti Schmid (Germany)
Tommy Fleetwood (Great Britain)
Matthew Fitzpatrick (Great Britain)
Shubhankar Sharma (India)
Gaganjeet Bhullar (India)
Rory McIlroy (Ireland)
Shane Lowry (Ireland)
Matteo Manassero (Italy)
Guido Migliozzi (Italy)
Hideki Matsuyama (Japan)
Keita Nakajima (Japan)
Gavin Green (Malaysia)
Abraham Ancer (Mexico)
Carlos Ortiz (Mexico)
Ryan Fox (New Zealand)
Daniel Hillier (New Zealand)
Viktor Hovland (Norway)
Kris Ventura (Norway)
Fabrizio Zanotti (Paraguay)
Adrian Meronk (Poland)
Rafael Campos (Puerto Rico)
Tom Kim (Republic of Korea)
Byeong Hun An (Republic of Korea)
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (South Africa)
Erik van Rooyen (South Africa)
Jon Rahm (Spain)
David Puig (Spain)
Ludvig Åberg (Sweden)
Alex Noren (Sweden)
Joel Girrbach (Switzerland)
Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thailand)
Phachara Khongwatmai (Thailand)
Scottie Scheffler (United States of America)
Xander Schauffele (United States of America)
Wyndham Clark (United States of America)
Collin Morikawa (United States of America)