Xander Schauffele reveals what he finds a ‘little scary’ about Rory McIlroy

Xander Schauffele admits what he finds a ‘little scary’ about Rory McIlroy

Schauffele addressed the media at Quail Hollow on Wednesday ahead of the start of the Truist Championship.

The 32-year-old Californian responded when asked what impresses him most about McIlroy when he watches him up close and personal.

“I mean, he hits — you know, I think at Augusta it was an impressive display,“ the 32-year-old said.

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*“*His best club was his worst club, and he still won the tournament. That’s a little scary, obviously, if you’re competing against him.

*“*That being his driver. But a week like this week usually he’s hitting his driver on most holes and it’s his best club in his bag most times.

“It’s a nice thing to watch him hit driver and it’s definitely a good property to be able to fly it about 330 yards on.“

Xander Schauffele reveals what he has been working on during time off

Schauffele responded when asked by one reporter if he has been focusing on improving one particular department of his game.

“Yeah, I would say trying to stay on top of ball striking,“ the two-time major champion admitted.

*“*I don’t think I’ve putted very well and the short game’s been a little hit or miss depending upon which week it is.

*“*So like I said earlier, just sort of trying to find a way to get everything to kind of click at the same time. I think if I think of the stretches where we’ve got majors and then big Signature Events sort of scattered, all sort of stacked, I should say.

*“*They’re all very demanding properties, and they all demand pretty much every part of your game to be good if you want to win.

“So it really is, I think if you look at most guys out there, they’re just trying to work on everything, everything and anything they can to get as comfortable and confident as possible.“