The final field for next week’s Farmers Insurance Open was released Friday afternoon, and the tournament at Torrey Pines is missing its biggest draw — native son Xander Schauffele, the world’s No. 2-ranked golfer.

For the second time in two weeks, the PGA Tour's stop in the California desert has lost one of the top players in the world.

The American Express event in La Quinta, Calif., this week was due to welcome the top two players in the Official World Golf Ranking. Now neither will be there. No. 2 Xander Schauffele withdrew on Monday because of an undisclosed health issue.

World No. 2 Xander Schauffele has withdrawn from this week’s tournament in the California desert for an undisclosed reason.

The major championship slate is wiped clean as the calendar flips to the new year and players eye four opportunities to claim golf immortality in 2025. The 2024 major championship results were rather predictable with Scottie Scheffler securing his second green jacket in the last three years and Bryson DeChambeau raising another U.

Former University of North Florida standout Philip Knowles will benefit from the withdrawal of Xander Schauffele from the PGA Tour's American Express.

Xander Schauffele, the world's number two ranked player, surprisingly withdrew from The American Express on Monday.

Xander Schauffele tops the 2025 American Express odds as the betting favorite heading into the PGA Tour's event at PGA West.

Xander Schauffele has been forced to WD from the Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour having played it for nine straight years.

It figured to a be a happy and triumphant return to Torrey Pines for Xander Schauffele. The native San Diegan and World No. 2 won two majors, the PGA Championship and Open Championship, last year, and now his hometown fans were expected to cheer him in the flesh at next week’s Farmers Insurance Open.

JT Poston took the 18-hole lead at The American Express, joining the likes of Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele in recent history.