The 29-year-old has come out to reveal that he isn’t sure about the cause of the pain and he was “just swinging” fine.
The World No. 6 is seemingly struggling to navigate the Kapalua Plantation Course. Despite scoring a respectable three-under 70, Schauffele is nowhere close to his best.
However, the golfer held back from explaining his physical condition. When asked about the backache, the PGA Tour star gave vague answers and said that he was doing fine. However, he soon opened up about it.
Speaking to the media in Hawaii, Xander Schauffele said:
Replying to a query asking for an explanation of the injury, the golfer said:
As a result of the injury, Xander Schauffele’s swing speed has visibly dropped. The golfer is currently playing in discomfort. He went on to explain the injury and his concerns over it.
Talking about his game at the Tournament of Champions, Xander said:
Xander Schauffele will get the injury diagnosed after TOC
Xander Schauffele went on to add that he has ’everyone working on it’. The golfer said that he plans to get his back examined more thoroughly in the coming days.
He also revealed that it’ll be done when he returns home to San Diego after the ongoing event. It is pertinent to note that he hasn’t undergone an MRI yet.
Raising concerns over it, he added:
It is also noteworthy that Xander Schauffele is sitting at T26 at the end of round one. Xander wasn’t enjoying being six shots behind the trio of co-leaders Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa and J.J. Spaun.
He said:
It’ll be interesting to see how the golfer holds up with the injury in the coming days.
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