‘When did this start’: Fans left in awe as Xander Schauffele’s PGA Championship dinner was announced

Unbeknownst to a swathe of golf fans, Xander Schauffele is hosting a Champions Dinner for the PGA Championship. Many thought that this tradition was exclusive to the Masters, but they are learning now that it's not.

The menu was just confirmed, and this was the confirmation that there was in fact a dinner. Past champions of the second Major of the calendar year will get to enjoy Schauffele's chosen food.

Fans took to the comments section to ridicule the PGA Tour star and confess their own confusion about the existence of this event. Some think the menu is bad, while others think this should be exclusive to the Masters.

Xander Schauffele's PGA Championship dinner had fans questioning things (Instagram/golfdigest)

There didn't used to be so many Champions Dinners, but they have since popped up rapidly. The PGA Championship has had one since 1965 (and it flew under the radar of golf fans everywhere), and LIV Golf started one for its Singapore event that Brooks Koepka and Talor Gooch got to attend earlier this year.

Schauffele said earlier last week about his menu via Golf.com:

"I wanted everyone to be happy or to be able to eat whatever they’d like."

For appetizers, the past PGA winners will get smoked goat cheese dates, pickled watermelon, clams casino shooters, and steak and bleu cheese crostini. Schauffele went all out on the main entree, deciding to serve one of the most expensive cuts of beef out there.

He will provide Wagyu NY strip steak with blackened jumbo shrimp, whipped sweet potatoes and a bourbon bone marrow reduction. To end the night, dessert will be a banana split and strawberry shortcake.

The PGA Champions Dinner happens on Tuesday night, May 13. That's two days prior to Schauffele's attempt to become the first repeat winner since Brooks Koepka in 2018 and 2019.

Can Xander Schauffele repeat as PGA champion?

It hasn't happened in six years, but Xander Schauffele has the chance to repeat as the PGA Championship winner. If he does, he'll prevent Rory McIlroy from completing a Grand Slam in one year and keep Jordan Spieth from his career Grand Slam.

Xander Schauffele can repeat (Image via Imagn)

Can he do it? The odds think he has a chance. He's not the favorite, but he's up there. The favorite is Scottie Scheffler, the World No. 1. Here are the odds per CBS Sports:

Scottie Scheffler +450
Rory McIlroy +480
Bryson Dechambeau +1000
Ludvig Aberg +1900
Xander Schauffele +1900
Jon Rahm +2000

Schauffele, as the defending champion, might be getting underrated by the odds.

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