Xander Schauffele firmly established himself as one of the best golfers on the world in 2024.
In a breakthrough year, the San Diego State product captured both the PGA Championship and The Open Championship, becoming the first player since Brooks Koepka in 2018 to win two majors in the same year.
Now, Schauffele turns his attention to winning his first career U.S. Open. He has three top-five finishes at the event, but he hasn’t been able to close the deal yet. He’ll look to do so at Oakmont Country Club this weekend.
Here’s a look at Xander Schauffele’s career timeline.
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Has Xander Schauffele won a major?
Schauffele has won two majors in his PGA career: the 2024 PGA Championship and 2024 Open Championship. He has tied for second at the Masters and third at the U.S. Open.
If manages to win at Oakmont, it would be his 10th win on the PGA Tour. Here’s a look at his career wins, with the first coming in 2017 and the most recent coming at The Open Championship in 2024:
| Year | Event | Score |
| 2017 | Greenbrier Classic | 14-under 266 |
| 2017 | Tour Championship | 12-under 268 |
| 2018 | WGC-HSBC Championship | 14-under 274 |
| 2019 | Sentry Tournament of Champions | 23-under 269 |
| 2022 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans (double) | 29-under 259 |
| 2022 | Travelers Championship | 19-under 261 |
| 2022 | Genesis Scottish Open | 7-under 273 |
| 2024 | PGA Championship | 21-under 263 |
| 2024 | The Open Championship | 9-under 275 |
So far in 2025, Schauffele has made the cut in every event he’s played and has five Top 25 finished. His best result was placing eighth at the Masters.
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Xander Schauffele U.S. Open history
Schauffele has played well at the U.S. Open in his career. Up until 2022, he had finished top-10 in every U.S. Open he’d played at. That streak broke with a T-14 finish in 2022 at The Country Club in Massachusetts, but Schauffele rebounded by tying for tenth at Los Angeles in 2024 and seventh at Pinehurst last year.
Here’s how Schauffele has stacked up in his U.S. Open career.
| Year | Finish | Score |
| 2017 | Tied 5 | 10-under 278 |
| 2018 | Tied 6 | 6-over 286 |
| 2019 | Tied 3 | 7-under 277 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4-over 284 |
| 2021 | Tied 7 | 1-under 283 |
| 2022 | Tied 14 | 2-over 282 |
| 2023 | Tied 10 | 3-under 277 |
| 2024 | Tied 7 | 1-under 279 |
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Xander Schauffele world ranking
Schauffele enters the 2025 U.S. Open ranked third in the world, per OWGR.com. Schauffele has this ranking due to his major wins last year and his consistency in 2025.
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Xander Schauffele best major finishes
Schauffele has tasted victory at two of the majors, winning the PGA Championship and The Open Championship last year. several times, only to come up just short. He has finished second at multiple tournaments, but wins have eluded him.
| Major | Year | Best Finish | Score |
| The Masters | 2019 | Tied 2 | 12-under 276 (1 back) |
| PGA Championship | 2024 | Won | 21-under 263 |
| U.S. Open | 2019 | Tied 3 | 7-under 277 (6 back) |
| The Open Championship | 2024 | Won | 9-under 275 |
Perhaps Schauffele can translate his recent success in majors to a win at Oakmont. However, competition is going to be staunch this weekend, and the course is not going to provide him any favors. He’ll have to be sharp all four days to close the deal at the U.S. Open for the first time.
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