Xander Schauffele had to return the Claret Jug ahead of this week’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush — but don’t feel bad for him. Not even for a second. It’s not as if he had it sitting proudly on a mantle, basking in the spotlight. He didn’t even have it at all.
Because if you’re looking for where Xander Schauffele keeps his trophies, good luck. According to the man himself, most of them — from the Claret Jug to the PGA Championship trophy to the Tour Championship hardware — are not in his house.
They’re “probably in a bank vault,” he said, adding that his parents are the unofficial keepers of the haul. His dad’s currently building a place in Kauai while living out of what he calls “the container.” So, yeah, it’s safe to say nobody’s dusting off a trophy case on a daily basis.
The Gold Medal? Also Missing in Action
You’d think the Olympic gold medal would be framed somewhere above the kitchen sink. But nope. When asked about where the medal from Tokyo 2021 is, Schauffele simply shrugged: “I actually have no idea where that is, to be completely honest.”
And if that sounds surprising, it shouldn’t be because Schauffele lives like a guy who’s more likely to hang a clock than a championship photo. His Florida home isn’t a shrine to his achievements. He and his wife, Maya Lowe, keep things simple — almost comically so.
“She put a picture of me in the gym of me winning the Olympic medal, and she put it so high up I can’t reach it,” Schauffele said, laughing. “I have to get a ladder now, and it bothers me.”
“Look How Great I Am” Isn’t His Style
While some athletes lean into the glory and soak in their accomplishments, Schauffele just doesn’t. “What am I going to do with [trophies]? I don’t really invite people over to my house,” he said. “Am I just going to go look at it myself? I don’t want to walk into a trophy room like, ‘Look how great I am.'”
That mindset is vintage Schauffele. It’s also very on-brand for a player who quietly dominates, stacks wins, then shrugs it off and grinds for the next one. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley recently told him to start enjoying the big wins a little more. Xander Schauffele says he will—at some point. But for now?
“I really want to keep my head down and keep charging,” he said.
So no, there’s no Claret Jug centerpiece. No velvet rope. No trophy wall. Just a gym with unreachable photos, a dog or two, maybe a clock, and a mindset that’s laser-locked on what’s next.
