"You just catch it the wrong year at times"- Xander Schauffele opens up about his performance at the Paris Olympics

Xander Schauffele has had an incredible season this year, securing two major championship victories. He won the 2024 PGA Championship and the 2024 Open Championship, and he was one of the favorites to win a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

He remained a strong contender throughout the week at Le Golf National, sharing the lead at various points during the tournament. As such, he was poised for a place on the podium. However, the 30-year-old's momentum faltered on the final day, leading to a T9 finish.

During the 2024 BMW Championship, Schuffele revealed that, even though he played well at the Olympics, his performance on Sunday let him down. He also mentioned feeling fatigued upon returning to Florida.

"Yeah, just the Olympics falling every four years, you kind of catch a -- you just catch it the wrong year at times, and I was playing really well and played really bad on Sunday. I said I wasn't tired and then I felt really tired when I got back to Florida. Then I just tried my best to recover. Yeah, that was pretty much it," Schauffele said. (via Asap Sports)

Xander Schauffele at the Golf Previews (Image via Getty)

Schauffele, a previous gold medalist from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, aimed for a second Olympic medal at Le Golf National. However, the 30-year-old golfer couldn't manage a podium finish this time around.

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Where is Xander Schauffele ranked in the FedExCup rankings?

Xander Schauffele is ranked second in the season-long FedEx Cup rankings. He has 5037.33 points to his credit and is around 1500 points behind the leader, Scottie Scheffler. The 30-year-old golfer has started his campaign at the 2024 BMW Championship on a resonable note, as he carded -3 on day one.

Xander Schauffele currently sits at T7 after the first round. A victory in this event would propel him to the top spot before The Tour Championship.

Here are the current FedEx Cup rankings of all the golfers competing in the 2024 BMW Championship.

1 : Scottie Scheffler, 6532.75

2 : Xander Schauffele, 5037.33

3 : Hideki Matsuyama, 3898.86

4 : Collin Morikawa, 2595.80

5 : Rory McIlroy, 2558.50

6 : Wyndham Clark, 2503.73

7 : Ludvig Åberg, 2146.17

8 : Sahith Theegala, 2076.01

9 : Patrick Cantlay, 2016.86

10 : Sungjae Im, 1950.28

11 : Shane Lowry, 1894.58

12 : Robert MacIntyre, 1884.56

13 : Akshay Bhatia, 1846.92

14 : Tony Finau, 1842.72

15 : Byeong Hun An, 1835.39

16 : Viktor Hovland, 1834.37

17 : Russell Henley, 1776.58

18 : Sam Burns, 1684.91

19 : Billy Horschel, 1681.92

20 : Matthieu Pavon, 1608.06

21 : Aaron Rai, 1588.66

22 : Justin Thomas, 1551.34

23 : Christiaan Bezuidenhout, 1545.77

24 : Sepp Straka, 1516.40

25 : Jason Day, 1484.74

26 : Davis Thompson, 1465.47

27 : Taylor Pendrith, 1464.03

28 : Tom Hoge, 1450.12

29 : Brian Harman, 1446.01

30 : Denny McCarthy, 1364.90

31 : Tommy Fleetwood, 1362.36

32 : Chris Kirk, 1345.54

33 : Corey Conners, 1276.52

34 : J.T. Poston, 1272.89

35 : Stephan Jaeger, 1260.80

36 : Matt Fitzpatrick, 1257.99

37 : Will Zalatoris, 1256.12

38 : Austin Eckroat, 1253.19

39 : Cameron Young, 1244.68

40 : Thomas Detry, 1241.20

41 : Adam Scott, 1224.80

42 : Adam Hadwin, 1208.24

43 : Max Homa, 1205.54

44 : Si Woo Kim, 1194.99

45 : Alex Noren, 1172.67

46 : Eric Cole, 1131.91

47 : Max Greyserman, 1121.04

48 : Nick Dunlap, 1120.78

49 : Cam Davis, 1104.97

50 : Keegan Bradley, 1095.62