Xander Schauffele returned to the Arnold Palmer Invitational this week following a rib injury. Despite some struggles, he is not holding his head down.

Xander Schauffele is glad he got that out of the way. It wasn’t just that the two-time major winner was coming back from a rib injury after eight weeks on the sidelines, but that he also was doing so on one of the tougher layouts on the PGA Tour.

Xander Schauffele returns to competition after two months away. The British Open and PGA champion began his year on Maui.

Xander Schauffele is sixth all-time behind Tiger Woods, Byron Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Hale Irwin and Dow Finsterwald for consecutive made cuts.

Clark shared the 36-hole lead at Bay Hill a year ago and finished second. Lowry shared with 54-hole lead with Scheffler and finished third. Last year was the first time Lowry and Clark broke 70 at Bay Hill, so they appear to have figured something out.

However, the most important thing is that he will be there, and we have no doubt that he will catch the rhythm in the coming weeks. Schauffele talked about the challenges during the injury, noting that he continued with the training schedule even while his coach was not present.

Led by two-time defending champion Scottie Scheffler, 2019 Players champion Rory McIlroy, two-time 2024 major champion Xander Schauffele and current FedEx Cup points leader Ludvig Aberg, the Players field includes 48 of the top-50 players on the world rankings and 86 of the top 100.