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What are golfer Xander Schauffele’s career earnings ?
The American Schauffele shot a 9-under 62 to set a new PGA Championship record on the opening day of the tournament at Valhalla Golf Club.
Xander Schauffle wrote a new chapter the PGA Championship record books as he fired an 9-under-par 62 in the first round of the competition at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisiana and holds the lead in the second major of the season.
Schauffele now has two of the four rounds of 62 in major championship history after he carded a 62 in the first round of the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club in 2023.
After his opening-round 62 at the U.S. Open last summer, Schauffele posted three rounds in the 70s and finished in a four-way tie for 10th.
Schauffele, who has never won a major, fired a bogey-free opening round Thursday with nine birdies. After starting his round on the back nine and collecting five birdies, with four more on his back nine, he arrived to his final hole looking for the field’s sixth birdie of the day at No. 9.
The course record at Valhalla belonged to Jose Maria Olazabal with a 63 in the 2000 PGA Championship. Club professional Michael Block also shot 63 at Valhalla in August 2023 in a non-tournament setting.
Schauffele’s career earnings
Despite having never won a major competition, the San Diego native has bagged seven PGA Tour wins in his career with the first of these coming back in 2017 when he won the Greenbrier Classic with a one strike win over Robert Streb. Wins at other minor PGA tournaments ensued with his latest coming back in 2022 when he scooped the top prize at the Genesis Scottish Open.
Schauffele’s total career earnings are estimated to be around $46 million, a figure which could be significantly enhanced should he go on to triumph this week at the Louisiana course.