World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler suffered a gash on his right palm from broken glass while preparing dinner on Christmas Day and underwent surgery to remove shards of glass, the PGA Tour announced Friday.
Scheffler, the reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year after winning seven times in 2024, will stay three to four weeks. He withdrew from the 2025 season opener, The Sentry, which will be played Jan. 2-5 in Kapalua, Hawai’i.
Scheffler hopes to return to action at American Express in La Quinta, California, on Jan. 16-19.
“Small shards of glass were left in the palm of the hand that required surgery,” Scheffler’s manager, Blake Smith, said in a statement. “He’s been told he needs to be back to 100% in three to four weeks. Unfortunately, he’ll have to retire from The Sentry.”
Scheffler is coming off one of the best seasons in PGA Tour history. His seven victories on tour were the most since Tiger Woods in 2007, and he took home a second green jacket at the Masters, a gold medal at the Paris Olympics and a FedEx Cup title.
The 28-year-old was the first golfer since Woods (2005 to 2007) to win the Jack Nicklaus Award as PGA Tour Player of the Year in three straight seasons.
On December 8, Scheffler won his second straight title at the Hero World Challenge, an unofficial tournament Woods hosted in the Bahamas, giving Scheffler nine victories around the world this year.
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