Xander Schauffele shows true colors after being quizzed about LIV Golf plan

Xander Schauffele is not a fan of playing tournaments in the fall as the world No. 2 wants to relax and refresh himself ahead of the new season starting in January in Hawaii

Golf world No. 2 Xander Schauffelewould not be on board with a PGA Tour-LIV Golf international series during the fall as merger talks rumble on.

Most of the top players tend to take time off in the fall – despite the season being packed full of events – to prepare for the season opener in January in Hawaii. “Right now, it sounds terrible,” Schauffele said at the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club.

My brother’s bachelor party next week sounds terrible, too. I’m in a place where I’m trying to get over this finish line and play some really good golf coming in so I can enjoy myself.”

“I haven’t really put a whole lot of thought about how I’d feel trying to tee up in a series overseas in November or December, or October even. I’m going to go overseas to Japan to play the Zozo [in late October],” added Schauffele, who has ties to the country due to his mom growing up there.

That’s the only event I’m going to play this offseason, or I guess this fall season. … I’m excited for my trip to Japan. I always am. It’s a warm and fuzzy place for me. But to tack on multiple events would probably be tough.”

Schauffele isn’t the only PGA star who has cited fatigue as an issue this year. World No. 1 and Olympic champion Socttie Scheffler has voiced similar concerns. In Scheffler’s case, it wasn’t helped by a shock arrest in May at the PGA Championship. He was detained on his way to Valhalla to make his tee time. Scheffler was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, a class-C felony, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving, and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic – all of which were later dropped.