Arnold Palmer Invitational

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Bay Hill, Florida, USA

Bay Hill Club and Lodge

Xander Schauffele

Quick Quotes


Q. I know you said you kind of came in with lower expectations, modest expectations, first round back. How do you feel like it went out there first round back?

XANDER SCHAUFFELE: Yeah, it was, you know, got my ass kicked (smiling) yeah, it's a tough place to come back to, not going to lie. Palm Springs would have been nice, something like that, that would have been a little bit easier, miss a couple, get a way with it. I knew a bit of a masochist I guess. I knew I was going to come in on short notice to what is sort of like a major championship setup around the greens, and with the greens being crusty, I really felt it there more than anything else.

Q. Just some rust mostly?

XANDER SCHAUFFELE: Yeah, just not really seeing lines, not playing enough break, not giving enough respect to certain holes. Tried hard to prepare, but it really -- as the wind laid down I was hitting some nice shots and, you know, that's what I was more used to.

Q. How do you feel physically?

XANDER SCHAUFFELE: Great.

Q. That part was good.

XANDER SCHAUFFELE: Yeah.

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