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2021 WGC-Workday Championship: Top 10 power rankings at The Concession

By Mike Randleman

Mar 26, 2017; Austin, TX, USA; Jon Rahm of Spain lost to Dustin Johnson of the United States in the final round of the World Golf Classic - Dell Match Play golf tournament at Austin Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 26, 2017; Austin, TX, USA; Jon Rahm of Spain lost to Dustin Johnson of the United States in the final round of the World Golf Classic - Dell Match Play golf tournament at Austin Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 7, 2021; Scottsdale, Arizona, USA; Xander Schauffele reacts after hitting his tee shot on the third during the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament at TPC Scottsdale. Mandatory Credit: Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 7, 2021; Scottsdale, Arizona, USA; Xander Schauffele reacts after hitting his tee shot on the third during the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament at TPC Scottsdale. Mandatory Credit: Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports /

Seeing Xander Schauffele finish outside the top 25 in a PGA Tour event these days can be surprising. Same goes for his college days.

While at San Diego State in the mid-2010s, Schauffele was a mainstay in the Golfstat top-100 individual rankings. He entered the 2015 NCAA Division I Championship at No. 18 but could only manage T-45th at The Concession Golf Club with rounds of 73-75-73-76.

That was six years ago. A lot’s happened since then for the X Man.

Schauffele has won three times on the PGA Tour and is a top-10 player in the world.

He’s starving to get back in the winner’s circle again for the first time in over two years.

The 27-year-old Californian ranks 26th or better on the PGA Tour in every strokes gained category. Being a well-rounded player is obviously always important, but the ability to be a chameleon and play well on any course style is important for bettors and DFS players looking for a safe bet without course history to lean on.

A big reason Schauffele is leading the FedEx Cup is he’s first in total strokes gained (2.438). He owns three runner-up finishes in the 2020-21 season, including a pair of T-2nds on the West Coast swing at Torrey Pines and TPC Scottsdale.

He last teed it up a week ago at Riviera. Schauffele was never in the picture to win, but he was steady Eddie with scores of 71-69-71-69 for T-15th.

Schauffele extended his made cuts streak to 15 dating back to January 2020. The PGA Tour lists it at 22, but that appears to be incorrectly counting no-cut events. Either way, he’s got the longest active streak.

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