Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior Author
World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler suffered a puncture wound to the palm of his proper hand from a damaged glass whereas getting ready dinner on Christmas Day and had surgical procedure to take away glass fragments, the PGA Tour introduced Friday.
Scheffler, the reigning PGA Tour Participant of the 12 months after profitable seven instances in 2024, will likely be sidelined for 3 to 4 weeks. He has withdrawn from the 2025 season opener, The Sentry, which will likely be performed Jan. 2-5 in Kapalua, Hawai’i.
Scheffler hopes to return to motion at The American Categorical in La Quinta, California, on Jan. 16-19.
“Small glass fragments remained within the palm which required surgical procedure,” Scheffler’s supervisor, Blake Smith, stated in an announcement. “He has been advised that he must be again to 100% in three to 4 weeks. Sadly, he must withdraw from The Sentry.”
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Scheffler is coming off probably the greatest seasons in PGA Tour historical past. His seven victories on tour have been essentially the most since Tiger Woods in 2007, and he captured a second inexperienced jacket on the Masters, a gold medal on the Paris Olympics and a FedEx Cup title.
The 28-year-old was the primary golfer since Woods (2005 to 2007) to win the Jack Nicklaus Award because the PGA Tour Participant of the 12 months in three straight seasons.
On Dec. 8, Scheffler gained his second straight title on the Hero World Problem, an unofficial match that Woods hosts within the Bahamas, which gave Scheffler 9 victories worldwide this yr.
