Xander Schauffele has withdrawn from The American Express - the PGA Tour event that he was set to be the favorite for - after Scottie Scheffler had already pulled out

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

The withdrawals of Scheffler and Schauffele still leave The American Express with eight of the top 25 players in the Official World Golf Ranking. Wyndham Clark, the 2023 U.S. Open winner, is now the highest-ranked player in the field at seventh. The 156-player tournament begins Thursday at three courses in La Quinta.

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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 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.

The American Express is off and running in Palm Springs this week. The PGA Tour is coming off two exciting events in Hawaii and now hits the West Coast swing. In the first round at PGA West, JT Poston took an unexpected lead at 10-under.