Alexander Victor Schauffele (/ˈzændər ˈʃaʊfəleɪ/; born October 25, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

He won the Tour Championship in 2017 and the gold medal at the men's individual golf event of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

While traveling to the German national training center at age 20, he was hit by a drunk driver and suffered career-ending injuries.

[13] Stefan's teaching philosophy relies heavily on basic ball flight laws and golf club mechanics.

After playing football for VfB Stuttgart, Richard Schauffele excelled in track and field, garnering over 40 titles in discus, javelin and shot put.

[18] Prior to his sophomore year, Schauffele transferred to San Diego State University (SDSU), where eventually he would play out his college career and graduate in 2015.

[19] Schauffele defeated Beau Hossler to win the 2014 California State Amateur Championship at La Costa Resort and Spa.

He went on to win second stage at Oak Valley GC in Beaumont, California, and ultimately, narrowly, earned his Web.com Tour card in the finals in Florida in a tie for 45th.

Schauffele qualified for the end-of-season Tour Championship by moving up to 26th in the standings, from 33rd at the start of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

[28] The win moved Schauffele to third place in the final FedEx Cup standings, bettering the previous best mark by a rookie held by Jordan Spieth by four positions, and gave him a three-year exemption on the PGA Tour, through the 2019–20 season.

[29] At the beginning of 2018, Schauffele switched equipment manufacturers, signing an endorsement deal with Callaway,[30] having previously been sponsored by TaylorMade.

[37] In October 2018, Schauffele won the WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai, China, at the Sheshan Golf Club, in a playoff, defeating Tony Finau on the first extra hole.

[44] Through the playoffs, he fell to 8th in the standings entering the Tour Championship; this gave him a 6-shot deficit to the leader, Justin Thomas, under the new handicapping system.

[46] In December 2019, Schauffele played on the U.S. team at the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia.

Schauffele went 3–2–0 and won his Sunday singles match against International team star and veteran Adam Scott.

In August, Schauffele recorded a final-round of 67 to win the Olympic gold medal; he made an up-and-down for par on the final hole to beat Slovakian Rory Sabbatini by one shot.

The U.S. team won 19–9 and Schauffele went 3–1–0, winning in both fourball and foursomes, then losing his Sunday singles match against Rory McIlroy.

In April, Schauffele won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, a team event, with playing partner Patrick Cantlay.

[50] In July, he won the J. P. McManus Pro-Am, an unofficial event on the European Tour held at Adare Manor, after shooting a course record 64 in the first round.

[51] The same week, he won the co-sanctioned Genesis Scottish Open played at the Renaissance Club in East Lothian, Scotland.

[53] In September 2023, Schauffele played on the U.S. team in the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Guidonia, Rome, Italy.

The European team won 16.5–11.5 and Schauffele went 1–3–0, including a win in his Sunday singles match against Nicolai Højgaard.

[60] Schauffele pulled away from a crowded leaderboard with a 31 on the back nine in the final round to beat Justin Rose and Billy Horschel by two shots.