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.

Xander Schauffele has withdrawn from the 2025 American Express, the PGA Tour announced Monday. The world No. 2 joins world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in removing his name from the field list, though unlike with Scheffler, no reason was given for Schauffele's departure from the event held annually in Palm Springs, California.

World No. 2 Xander Schauffele has withdrawn from this week’s tournament in the California desert for an undisclosed reason.

World No. 2 Xander Schauffele has withdrawn from The American Express, according to the official PGA Tour Communications social channels. Schauffele, who participated in TGL’s debut match against The Bay Golf Club on Jan.

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

PGA and British Open champion Xander Schauffele withdrew from The American Express on Monday for medical reasons, the second highly-ranked player who had to pull out of the third PGA Tour event of the season.

The reality is the only time when the best players in the world will compete against each other is at the four majors — the Masters (April 10-13), the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow (May 15-18), the U.S. Open at Oakmont (June 12-15), and the Open Championship at Royal Portrush (July 17-20).

PGA and British Open champion Xander Schauffele withdrew from The American Express on Monday for medical reasons, the second highly-ranked player who had to pull out of the third PGA Tour event of the season.