Xander Schauffele is likely to extend his PGA Tour-best streak of cuts made to 59 consecutive tournaments, but the two-time major winner was blunt about the state of his game after the second round of The Players Championship on Friday.

For the second consecutive week, Xander Schauffele, the No. 3 golfer in the world, was sweating out playing into the weekend as he finished on Friday.

Just six rounds into his comeback from a rib injury, Schauffele’s frustration seemed to boil over as he described a game that, right now, is “pretty bad.”

Xander Schauffele is still searching to find the same level of play that saw him capture two major championships in 2024. Much of that has to do with his rib injury that cost him nearly two months. Yet,

The fact that he's likely to make the cut at the Players Championship is emphatically not making Xander Schauffele feel better about his start to the season. A birdie at the par-5 ninth hole, his last of the day,

I was thinking about the cut line for sure,” Schauffele said. “Knew I needed to make birdie.” Schauffele then uncorked a towering high-draw, his best shot of the day. His