World primary Scottie Scheffler will miss the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opening match after sustaining a hand harm whereas making ready Christmas dinner.
Scheffler, who efficiently defended his title on the Hero World Problem earlier this month, was attributable to play at The Sentry occasion in Hawaii from January 2-5.
However the 2024 FedExCup Champion has been dominated out for 3 to 4 weeks after reducing his hand on damaged glass and subsequently needing surgical procedure.
“On Christmas Day while preparing dinner, Scottie sustained a puncture wound to the palm of his right hand from a broken glass,” the American’s supervisor, Blake Smith, mentioned in an announcement.
“Small glass fragments remained within the palm which required surgical procedure.
“He has been told that he should be back to 100% in three to four weeks. Unfortunately, he will have to withdraw from The Sentry.”
Scheffler’s subsequent scheduled match is The American Specific which takes in California from January 16-19.
Scheffler’s ‘lifetime in a yr’ in 2024
The 28-year-old turned the primary participant to win The Gamers, The Masters and the FedExCup in the identical season.
Scheffler closed out a four-stroke victory on the season-ending Tour Championship, the place he by no means relinquished high spot at any level throughout the 4 days and have become the primary participant since Tiger Woods in 2007 to register seven or extra victories in a yr on the PGA Tour.
After profitable The Masters for a second time in three years, he was arrested and charged forward of his second spherical on the PGA Championship in Might.
The fees had been later dropped with Scheffler occurring to win the subsequent two Signature Occasions – the Memorial Event and Vacationers Championship – earlier than securing gold for Staff USA on the Paris Olympics and profitable the PGA Tour’s FedExCup for the primary time in his profession.
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Watch the story of Scottie Scheffler’s ultimate spherical as he claimed a second inexperienced jacket at Augusta with a four-under-par 68, his second Masters win within the final three years.
Scheffler’s 2025 schedule
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January 16-19 – The American Specific – PGA West (Pete Dye Stadium Course, Nicklaus Event Course, La Quinta Nation Membership), La Quinta, California
January 30-February 2 – AT&T Pebble Seashore Professional-Am* – Pebble Seashore Golf Hyperlinks and Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Pebble Seashore, California
February 6-9 – WM Phoenix Open – TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona
February 13-16 – Genesis Invitational* – The Riviera Nation Membership, Pacific Palisades, California
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