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By Andrew McCarty
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For years Xander Schauffele was the best golfer in the world to not win a major, but that all changed in 2024 when he won both the PGA Championship and the Open Championship.
Two years later, he's slowly becoming the best player in the world with only two majors. Seemingly every major championship Schauffele is in contention on the weekend and he's one of just three golfers to finish in the top 10 of both major tournaments this year alongside Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose.
He's someone who knows how difficult it is to win, making his comments about 2026 PGA Championship winner Aaron Rai that much more valuable.
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“I'm super happy for him. He's such a good dude. Rarely do you feel like people work way harder than you," Schauffele said about RAi. "I feel like I've played a pretty good amount of time, and Aaron is always there. He's always in the gym. He's always on the range."
He recalled a moment at the Scottish Open when he was staying on site that he would go putt and "Aaron is finishing up his little putting session at 9:00 p.m. and going to the gym at 9:45."
“This was three years ago. I think that's what it's about to be a major champion," he said. "You put the work in when nobody's looking. Super pumped for him and his team. He's such a nice guy. All world gentleman, no doubt.”
A nice guy and now a major champion is Rai.
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