Scotty Scheffler has pulled out of his second tournament, the American Express, after a freak hand injury he suffered while preparing for Christmas dinner.
World No.1 Scheffler continues to recover from surgery after he cut his hand on broken glass while preparing food on Christmas Day.
The injury forced Scheffler to withdraw from The Sentry event in Hawaii from Jan. 2-5, and after consulting with his medical team, the 28-year-old has confirmed that he will miss the Jan. 13-19 event at La Quinta Country Club.
“After consulting with my medical team, I have made the decision to withdraw from next week’s American Express Tournament to give my injury more time to heal,” Scheffler wrote on Instagram.
Scheffler had hoped to begin his 2025 season at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which runs Jan. 30-Feb. 2, though no definitive date has been set for his return.
Scheffler continued. “I still hope to start my 2025 season at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am.”
How did Scheffler get injured?
Scheffler was sidelined for the final three to four weeks of 2024 when he had to undergo surgery on a hand he cut on broken glass.
“While preparing dinner on Christmas Day, Scotty suffered a puncture wound to the palm of his right hand from a broken glass,” Scheffler’s manager Blake Smith said in a statement.
“There are small shards of glass left in his palm that require surgery. He’s been told he should be back at 100% in three to four weeks.”
Scheffler’s “life in a year” – 2024
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Check out Scheffler’s final round story as he claimed a second green jacket at Augusta with a four-under 68, his second Masters win in three years.
Scheffler said he’s “almost lived this one year” by securing the FedExCup victory to cap off a nutty season both on and off the golf course.
The 28-year-old became the first player to win The Players, The Masters and the FedExCup in the same season.
Scheffler finished with a four-stroke victory at the season-ending Tour Championship, where he never lost the top spot in four days and became the first player since Tiger Woods in 2007 to record seven or more PGA Tour wins;
After winning the Masters for the second time in three years, he was arrested and charged before his second round of the PGA Championship in May.
The charges were later dropped as Scheffler won the next two Signature Events, the Memorial and the Travelers Championship, before winning Team USA gold at the Paris Olympics and winning the PGA Tour’s FedExCup for the first time in his career.
PGA Tour 2025 schedule. when will sheffler be back?
January 30-February 2: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am – Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Pebble Beach, California
February 6-9. WM Phoenix Open – TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona
February 13-16. Genesis Invitational – The Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
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