Schauffele’ absence from injury comes as a surprise to many. The 31-year-old did take part in The Sentry in Hawaii, two weeks ago. He would finish T30 while carding 17-under for the tournament.

Schauffele is now the second star-caliber player to withdraw from The American Express in as many weeks, as World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler also pulled out of the tournament while recovering from ...

Now neither will be there. No. 2 Xander Schauffele withdrew on Monday because of an undisclosed health issue. Last week, No. 1 Scottie Scheffler pulled out of the event, citing the right hand ...

Schauffele, 31, played the inaugural TGL match with his team, New York Golf Club, last Tuesday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.—across the country from the American Express’s site.