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Andrew Redington/Getty ImagesScottie Scheffler has withdrawn from the first event of the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opening tournament due to injury.
“On Christmas Day while preparing dinner, Scottie sustained an injury to the palm of his right hand from broken glass,” agent Scheffler Blake Smith He said in a statement shared through the PGA Tour’s official X account on Friday, December 27. “Small pieces of glass remained in the palm which required surgery.”
Scheffler’s recovery time will be about “three to four weeks,” per the statement. He is no longer able to participate in The Sentry tournament in Maui, Hawaii, which runs from January 2 to 5. The decision came just before the tournament’s commitment deadline of 5 pm ET.
Although Scheffler, 28, will not be in Hawaii next week, he is expected to return for The American Express tournament in La Quinta, California, which starts on January 16.
Sheffler is the reigning PGA Player of the Year and is ranked as the No. 1 golfer in the world. In June, he made history with his sixth PGA Tour win. Sheffler celebrated the win with his wife, Meredith Scudderand their newborn sonBennett, whom they welcomed in May. Following the victory, Sheffler became the first golfer to win six PGA Tour victories before July since Arnold Palmer He achieved the feat in 1962.
“This golf course produces a lot of exciting things coming down the stretch so it was nice to be out there competing,” Scheffler said in a press conference after his win. “It’s great to compete against one of my good friends in Tom Kim, but it’s also very difficult at the same time. I want what’s best for him so sometimes it can be difficult and I think, for both of us, fighting each other out there. But, it was a lot of fun and I’m proud to be sitting here with the trophy.”
Scottie Scheffler lost his composure on Friday, August 23, during the PGA Tour’s 2024 BMW Championship, when a less-than-perfect shot led him to drop an F-bomb on live television. The professional golfer, 28, who is currently No. 1 in the world, went for a tear on the 10th hole of Denver’s Castle Pines Golf (…)
Two months later, Sheffler competed in the Paris Olympics for Team USA. He brought home a gold medal for the Men’s Singles Stroke Play. In August, Sheffler return to the PGA for the 2024 FedEx Cup which he also won. The win came with a $25 million prize.
“I’m proud of the work we’re doing,” Scheffler said at the time, per ESPN. “It’s hard to put into words what this year has been like for me. It has been quite emotional. Many things have happened outside of golf. It’s been a bit of a wild year.”
