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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 cooking Christmas dinner.<\/b><\/p>\n
The American, 28, has withdrawn from the opening tournament of the campaign at The Sentry next week. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
“His next scheduled tournament is The American Express.”<\/p>\n
Scheffler was recently named the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year for a third consecutive season. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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 Championship in a jail cell after being arrested<\/a> on his way into Valhalla Golf Club.<\/p>\n All charges were later dropped.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n