For the first time since 2015, Xander Schauffele will not be playing in his hometown event, the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open. The San Diego native's name was not among those listed in the field as announced by the PGA Tour on Friday evening.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Scottie Scheffler felt frustrated sitting at home for two tournaments he normally plays while recovering from glass puncturing the the palm of his right hand while making ravioli. A big part of him was thankful the injury wasn't worse.

The PGA Tour drew a measly 232,000 viewers for Sepp Straka's win on Sunday, according to Josh Carpenter of Sports Business Journal, down from 534,000 last year for then-amateur Nick Dunlap's win over Xander Schauffele (T-3) and Justin Thomas (T-3). When LIV Golf's Jon Rahm won in 2023, 391,000 tuned in.

Rory McIlroy has announced he will play significantly less golf this year - with the majority of the cuts set to be made on the PGA Tour in a blow for the organisation

The $9.2 million Farmers Insurance Open is scheduled to begin Wednesday at Torrey Pines Golf Course, short of some of its star power by injury and illness.

Rory McIlroy has not specified which events in America he plans to remove from his schedule - but he added he is "not afraid" to skip $20 million signature events

A new season in any sport is ripe with optimism and enthusiasm, and that's how PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan sounded when he delivered a year-end video message that promised innovation and excitement.

A new season in any sport is ripe with optimism and enthusiasm, and that's how PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan sounded when he delivered a year-end video message that promised innovation and excitement.

World No.2 Xander Schauffele receives positive injury update as he nears PGA Tour return. PGA tour star Xander Schuaffele has received a positive injury update but still remains out of competitive action, according to a report.

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Now comes the 2025 tournament and a 57% drop in the ratings on Golf Channel. Then again, there was no real history being made at the event in La Quinta last week, other than a 17-year-old making his professional debut. And Scheffler and Schauffele, the Nos. 1 and 2 players in the world ranking, respectively, withdrew before the event.

Factors contributing to the decline include competition from NFL playoffs and a lack of star power in the tournament. The author suggests potential solutions such as resolving the PGA Tour-LIV Golf divide and increasing player involvement in broadcasts.