Xander Schauffele’s Actions at Memorial Golf Draw Response From PGA Tour originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Friday’s second round at Muirfield Village Golf Club of the 2025 Memorial Tournament, running from Thursday through Sunday in Dublin, Ohio, continued to challenge the world’s best.
Among the marquee names along the signature event’s limited field was Xander Schauffele, who produced one of the day’s most talked-about moments.
Schauffele currently ranks 58th in the FedExCup Standings with 506 points following four Top 25 finishes and just one Top 10 finish through the first part of the 2025 season.
During his round on Friday, Schauffele holed out from thick rough for eagle, prompting the PGA Tour’s official X account to share the clip with the caption, “’That is not supposed to happen from there.’ 😳”
“That is not supposed to happen from there.” 😳@XSchauffele getting nifty with the wedge for eagle @MemorialGolf 🦅
📺 Golf Channel pic.twitter.com/MH3MLayMSF
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 30, 2025
Since turning professional in 2015 after stellar careers at California State University Long Beach and San Diego State University, Schauffele has amassed 12 professional wins, including nine on the PGA Tour and four on the European Tour.
His breakthrough came as the PGA Tour’s Rookie of the Year for the 2016-17 season, and he captured the Tour Championship that same year, becoming the first rookie to win the event.
Schauffele reached new heights in 2024 by winning both the PGA Championship and The Open Championship, becoming the first player since Brooks Koepka in 2018 to claim multiple majors in a single season.
The Memorial Tournament itself was established in 1976 and carries one of the Tour’s heftiest purses; $20 million this year, with a winner’s share of around $4 million and 700 FedExCup points.
If Schauffele can carry this momentum into the weekend, he could catapult up the PGA leaderboard.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
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