Report: Xander Schauffele confirms date of PGA Tour comeback
Two-time major champion Xander Schauffele has revealed when he will be back in action on the PGA Tour after hurting his rib.
Xander Schauffele says he is 'losing his mind' watching everyone compete on the PGA Tour without him.
But the American has confirmed when he will be back in action.
The two-time major champion has told Golfweek that he plans to make his comeback at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in early March.
"I want to get as many reps under the belt before the Masters," he told the publication.
"It would be nice to get the competitive blood flowing a few times before going into a really big event and [we] also have the Players coming up."
Schauffele hurt his rib in the off-season but fought through the discomfort at the 2025 curtain-raiser in Hawaii. He finished 30th at The Sentry.
The reigning Open champion skipped the Sony Open then pulled out of The American Express and Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
He has now confirmed that he suffered acute intercostal strain/micro tear in his rib cage.
Schauffele blamed the injury on 'overuse' and didn't want to risk making the injury worse at Torrey Pines because of the thick rough.
"I need a little more TLC, especially at 31 versus 25 and make sure everything is oiled correctly," he said.
"I thought I'd be fine and kept going and played through it at Sentry and at the first TGL match. I was pretty much tapped. I knew it was getting significantly worse and needed time off."
He added: "Everyone I've talked to said the worst thing you can do is come back to soon. Guys have told me about being hurt 6-12 weeks later.
"I don't want to deal with a stop and go. Once I'm back, I just want to go. I've been instructed to be patient and make sure I'm 100 percent."
Schauffele said he knew he would be able to return once he had played four 18-hole rounds in a row.
"I haven't quite got there yet comfortably without feeling rushed," he said.
He added: "I'm losing my mind sitting at home watching everybody compete
"But I'm taking the long view. I'm looking years down the road versus me being in the mix right now."
The Arnold Palmer Invitational will be played over 6-9 March.
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