Same old car, but Schauffele's success keeps accelerating

For all the early success that Xander Schauffele has achieved in his burgeoning career, the 25-year-old American has kept his feet firmly on the ground and his hands on the same old steering wheel of a Japanese car.

Schauffele, who is of mixed Asian and German heritage, is among a new breed of golfers gatecrashing the game's upper echelons.

Three of his four PGA Tour titles were against stacked fields at the Tour Championship in Atlanta, Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii and World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, a title he will defend in October.