Xander Schauffele, the world's number two ranked player, surprisingly withdrew from The American Express on Monday.

The PGA Tour announced on Monday evening that the World No.2 was no longer in the American Express field and had been replaced by Philip Knowles

Xander Schauffele has withdrawn from the 2025 American Express, the PGA Tour announced Monday.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.

World No. 2 Xander Schauffele has withdrawn from The American Express, according to the official PGA Tour Communications social channels. Schauffele, who participated in TGL’s debut match against The Bay Golf Club on Jan.

Xander Schauffele is withdrawing from The American Express this week in the California desert. That makes two of the top players in the world ranking to have withdrawn in the last two weeks.