Quotes from Xander Schauffele

I don't really care, honestly, what the USGA does with the setup. I'm just here to play.

In golf I have my support team, and though I hit the shots, I say 'we' a lot, because 'we' made it happen.

Coming out of college, you never really know how good you are, you've never played for money, you've put all your eggs in one basket and your whole life revolves around it. For a while, I didn't think I was going to be good enough.

I hate to say it... but, yeah, I mean, our class has always been really strong, and I always joke with my buddies saying it's not cool to be 23 and on the PGA Tour anymore since everyone that's been 22, 23, 24, they're all winning.

I'm not really much of a celebrating type.

You don't have to be a superhero and pull off shots you've never hit before. Your goal should be to put yourself in position to play as close to your regular game as possible. That's what I did in the final round of the 2018 Open Championship at Carnoustie, when I was in the final pairing with Jordan Spieth.

I want to get to world No. 1. I want to win multiple majors. Plus, I hate losing - like, I really hate losing.

Having experience gives me an advantage against the younger players as well as the other competitors out there.

Somewhere down the line I'd like to create a foundation that brings awareness to environmental protection, sustainability, the effects of pollution, and all of those things related to protecting nature.

It is never easy to have your dad as your swing coach.

My father, Stefan, is the only swing coach I've had. I wouldn't be where I am today without him.

Some guys talk about swinging through the ball, but I think about impact like hammering a nail. My dad actually had me hammer nails to understand the concept.

Just the ritual of feeling the grip in my fingers and making loose swings is relaxing.

I would gladly give up my driver if it's not conforming. But there's still 130 other players in the field that potentially have a nonconforming driver, as well.

I don't have, like, a huge effect on the crowd, I'd say. So not having fans isn't the craziest thing to me.

I pick up the tab for my mom now, I don't let her pay for any dinners.

I expect a lot from myself but, over time, I've learned to tame that.

My dad always taught me to let the clubs talk. So if people don't know who I am, I guess I'm just not playing well enough.

I always try to find companies I see eye to eye with. It was an easy collaboration with Hyland. They're a well-rounded player and always try to find certain strategies to give their clients a competitive edge.

Feel shots. Flops. Bump-and-runs. Those types of things are usually what go first for me when I haven't practiced much.

Some say I don't show much emotion. That's just not my cup of tea.

There's a big A my team likes to talk about, which is Accepts. If you can't 'accept,' then you're never going to play well in the U.S. Open.

I played soccer until I was like 10 or 11, maybe 12. I had fun with it, but it was a team sport, and I hated losing, and we kept losing, so I quit.

To say I feel close or whatnot, I don't really know what that means, but I feel like my game and, you know, myself is slowly maturing.