Xander Schauffele has decided to skip the third event of the 2025 PGA Tour season in Southern California. World No. 2 Xander Schauffele has withdrawn from The American Express, according to the official PGA Tour Communications social channels.

Xander Schauffele has withdrawn from the 2025 American Express, the PGA Tour announced Monday. The world No. 2 joins world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in removing his name from the field list, though unlike with Scheffler, no reason was given for Schauffele's departure from the event held annually in Palm Springs, California.

For the second time in two weeks, the PGA Tour's stop in the California desert has lost one of the top players in the world.