Since 2024 began, Xander Schauffele is the only golfer to outgain Bryson DeChambeau in strokes against the field in major championships. Starting with the 2024 Masters, the 31-year-old has finished T6 at the Masters, T2 at the PGA Championship, first at the U.S. Open and T5 at the 2025 Masters.

“It's always circled on the calendar,” Spieth said at Quail Hollow early Tuesday morning, in the first of the week’s interview slots. “For me, if I could only win one tournament for the rest of my life, I'd pick this one for that reason.”