VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP

March 22, 2026

Xander Schauffele

Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead)

Quick Quotes

Q. Xander, 6-under par 65 today. 8-under for the tournament. Talk about your start, four birdies. Did you think you could do something special today starting off that hot?

XANDER SCHAUFFELE: Yeah, for sure. I thought I was going to go through the first five and then kind of a sloppy 3-putt there. Then kind of got my feet back under me and was able to produce a decent score out here in tough conditions.

Q. How has the course been playing different since round one?

XANDER SCHAUFFELE: Just the grass is slowly dying on the property. Feel like this Florida Swing's been very brown and not a whole lot of green grass.

Q. What's the next few weeks looking like for you?

XANDER SCHAUFFELE: Just relax, probably take a few days off into next week. Then kind of gear back up for Augusta.

Q. So you're coming off two top 10s, do you feel like your game's pretty much in good form for Augusta?

XANDER SCHAUFFELE: I think so, yeah. There's very particular things you need to work on to play well at a course like Augusta. So trying to get that imagination to work in Florida, there aren't too many hills and mounds to practice off of like there are in Georgia. So just kind of use your imagination to the best of your ability to get ready.