Scottie Scheffler has withdrawn from a second event – the American Categorical – following the freak hand harm he sustained getting ready Christmas dinner.
World No 1 Scheffler stays in restoration post-surgery after slicing his hand on damaged glass whereas getting ready meals on Christmas Day.
The harm pressured Scheffler to withdraw from The Sentry occasion in Hawaii from January 2 to five and, after session from his medical workforce, the 28-year-old has confirmed he won’t characteristic at La Quinta Nation Membership between January 13 and 19.
“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 remained hopeful of beginning his 2025 season on the AT&T Pebble Seashore Professional-Am, which takes place from January 30 to February 2, though no definitive date for his return was supplied.
Scheffler continued: “I am still hopeful to begin my 2025 season at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am.”
How did Scheffler maintain harm?
Scheffler was dominated out of motion on the finish of 2024 for 3 to 4 weeks after he was pressured to bear surgical procedure on his hand which he lower on damaged glass.
“On Christmas Day while preparing dinner, Scottie sustained a puncture wound to the palm of his right hand from a broken glass,” Scheffler’s supervisor, Blake Smith, mentioned in an announcement.
“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’s ‘lifetime in a 12 months’ in 2024
Scheffler mentioned he had “lived almost a full lifetime this one year” after securing FedExCup victory, capping off a “nuts” season – each on and off the golf course.
The 28-year-old turned the primary participant to win The Gamers, The Masters and 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 prime spot at any level in the course of the 4 days and have become the primary participant since Tiger Woods in 2007 to register seven or extra victories in a 12 months 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 Could.
The fees have been later dropped with Scheffler happening to win the subsequent two Signature Occasions – the Memorial Event and Vacationers Championship – earlier than securing gold for Crew USA on the Paris Olympics and profitable the PGA Tour’s FedExCup for the primary time in his profession.
PGA Tour 2025 schedule – when will Scheffler return?
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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