PGA Tour star admits ’embarrassing’ defeat to Michael Jordan in recent golf match originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Xander Schauffele learned the hard way what everyone else on planet Earth already knew: don’t add fuel to Michael Jordan’s fire.
Schauffele, who won the most recent major at the PGA Championship last month, was in the middle of a practice round for the Memorial Tournament last week when former PGA golfer Cole Knost asked Schauffele if he had ever played a round of golf with the NBA legend. He said he did.
“It’s very difficult to talk to him,” Knost said.
Schauffele agreed, saying he gave Jordan his “best version” of trash talk.
“And then he hit me,” Schauffele said. “Straight up, that’s embarrassing.”
A shocked Knost asked him for further explanation.
“In the last three holes, yes,” Schauffele said. “I hit him on the shot holes and I started talking to him. He got all quiet and focused, and then he birdied 15-16, no strokes.”
Schauffele, 30, is an eight-time PGA Tour winner and Olympic gold medalist. He captured the 2024 PGA Championship for his first major title on May 19 in Louisville, Kentucky.
