The world number two will not play in the third PGA Tour event of the 2025 season with him not playing for an undisclosed reason after Scottie Scheffler had also had to withdraw following an injury

Xander Schauffele, the world's number two ranked player, surprisingly withdrew from The American Express on Monday.

PGA and British Open champion Xander Schauffele withdrew from The American Express on Monday for medical reasons, the second highly-ranked player who had to pull out of the third PGA Tour event of the season.

The American Express event in La Quinta, Calif., this week was due to welcome the top two players in the Official World Golf Ranking. Now neither will be there. No. 2 Xander Schauffele withdrew on Monday because of an undisclosed health issue.

Xander Schauffele has withdrawn from the 2025 American Express, the PGA Tour announced Monday. The world No. 2 joins world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in removing his name from the field list, though unlike with Scheffler,