World primary Scottie Scheffler will miss the primary two weeks of the 2025 PGA Tour season after present process surgical procedure on a hand harm sustained cooking Christmas dinner.
The American, 28, has withdrawn from the opening match of the marketing campaign at The Sentry subsequent week.
Scheffler is then anticipated to overlook the Sony Open, additionally being performed in Hawaii, earlier than returning to motion at The American Categorical Championship in California, being held between 16-19 January.
The information was introduced in an announcement launched on Friday by Scheffler’s supervisor, Blake Smith, who stated: “On Christmas Day whereas making ready dinner, Scottie sustained a puncture wound to the palm of his proper hand from a damaged glass.
“Small glass fragments remained within the palm which required surgical procedure. He has been informed that he must be again to 100% in three to 4 weeks.
“His subsequent scheduled match is The American Categorical.”
Scheffler was just lately named the PGA Tour’s Participant of the 12 months for a 3rd consecutive season.
He received 9 titles, with seven approaching the primary tour in the US together with triumphing for the second event at each the Gamers Championship and The Masters.
Scheffler additionally earned an Olympic gold medal in Paris and his victory on the Tour Championship secured a primary FedEx Cup success in an eventful season that additionally noticed him heat up for the second spherical of the US PGA Championship in a jail cell after being arrested on his method into Valhalla Golf Membership.
All expenses had been later dropped.