Scottie Scheffler, the world number one golfer, will be sidelined for the first two weeks of the 2025 PGA Tour season due to a hand injury sustained while cooking Christmas dinner. He is expected to make a full recovery in three to four weeks.
World number one Scottie Scheffler will miss the first two weeks of the 2025 PGA Tour season after undergoing surgery on a hand injury sustained while cooking Christmas dinner. Scheffler is then expected to miss the Sony Open, also being played in Hawaii, before returning to action at The American Express Championship in California, being held between 16-19 January.
The news was announced in a statement released on Friday by Scheffler's manager, Blake Smith, who said: 'On Christmas Day while preparing dinner, Scottie sustained a puncture wound to the palm of his right hand from a broken glass. 'Small glass fragments remained in the palm which required surgery. He has been told that he should be back to 100% in three to four weeks.Scheffler was recently named the PGA Tour's Player of the Year for a third consecutive season. He won nine titles, with seven coming on the main tour in the United States including triumphing for the second occasion at both the Players Championship and The Masters. Scheffler also earned an Olympic gold medal in Paris and his victory at the Tour Championship secured a first FedEx Cup success in an eventful season that also saw him warm up for the second round of the US PGA Championshi
Scottie Scheffler PGA Tour Hand Injury Christmas Dinner Surgery
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