MIAMI, March 20 — Xander Schauffele has set aside a gut-wrenching runner-up Players Championship finish ahead of his final tuneup for next month’s Masters as he fights to defend Olympic gold in Paris.

The 30-year-old American faded in Sunday’s final round and lost by a stroke to top-ranked Scottie Scheffler at the Players, but has bounced back for tomorrow’s start of the PGA Tour Valspar Championship at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor, Florida.