XANDER SCHAUFFELE isn’t getting bogged down by the new location of his portrait at the Renaissance Club.

Schauffele noticed that his portrait at the club, home of the Scottish Open, has been moved to the entrance of the men’s toilets rather than being plastered all over the building as it was a year ago.

When the 31-year-old arrived at the Scottish Open 12 months ago he was stepping into the club as a the 2022 champion and fresh off the back of being crowned the 2024 PGA Championship winner.

While he was also just a matter of days away from earning a second major in a matter of months by lifting the Claret Jug at Royal Troon.

This week he arrives with his game in a much different place, making just one top 10 in his 11 PGA Tour events this season and battling to return to his form of last year after struggling with injuries.

For Schauffele, the unfortunate new placement of his portrait is a stark reminder of where his game is this year.

Speaking to media ahead of the Scottish Open this week, he joked: “It was nice to see my photo out by the toilet.

“That was heartwarming. It summed up how I feel about what’s going on right now.”

The American, who remains a shoo-in to qualify for Team USA at the Ryder Cup in September despite his form, suffered a torn muscle near his ribs that led to changes to his swing and what he has described as “bad habits”.

But despite his poor form and inconsistent swing, Schauffele has a positive mindset heading into this week’s Scottish Open and the Open at Royal Portrush next week.

He said: “If I can play 72 holes without fiddling with my golf swing this week, that would be a massive win, and wherever I finish, I finish.

“That would be a good place for me to get to before I play next week.”

Schauffele heads to Northern Ireland next week with the title of Champion Golfer of the Year in hand, but the nine-time PGA Tour winner claims very little in his life has changed since earning his second major 12 months ago.

In fact, Schauffele joked that the only real difference has been the amount of booze he’s knocked back to celebrate.

He said: “I mean, I feel like for a little bit, I drank a little bit more than I normally do.

“That was probably the biggest change I had in my life. You know, trending towards an alcoholic. But, no it’s been awesome.

“It’s been a weird year for me, coming off the year I had last year, into sort of what I did just kind of disappearing and then playing bad coming out of it.

“So any expectation of what I thought I was capable of doing from a field standpoint last year has been reset. I’m in full chase mode, like a kid.”

Schauffele will be hoping he can toast to his first win of the year at some point over the next two weeks, with the Scottish Open getting underway on Thursday.

While next week’s major action at The Open tees up on July 17.