Scottie Scheffler will miss the opening tournament of the 2025 PGA Tour season, The Sentry in Maui, after suffering a puncture wound to his right hand from broken glass on Christmas Day. The injury will keep him out of action for three or four weeks.
Scheffler’s agent, Blake Smith, broke the news in a statement issued via PGA Tour.
“On Christmas Day, while preparing dinner, Scottie suffered a puncture wound to the palm of his right hand from broken glass,” the statement said. “Small shards of glass were left in the palm of his hand, requiring surgery. He has been told he should be back to 100% in three to four weeks. Unfortunately, he will have to withdraw from The Sentry. His next scheduled tournament is The American Express “.
The Sentry is scheduled to be played Jan. 2-5 at Maui’s Kapalua Resort. The American Express will be played January 16-19 in La Quinta, California, the first tournament of the season in the continental United States.
Scheffler, the number one player in the World Golf Rankingwas recently honored with his third consecutive award PGA Tour Player of the Year award, the first player to do so since Tiger Woods from 2005 to 2007. He was ranked No. 1 every week of 2024, something Woods last achieved in 2009.
In 2024, Scheffer won nine tournaments and seven PGA Tour titles, including the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the Masters, the RBC Heritage, the Memorial Tournament, the Travelers Championship, the Tour Championship, the Hero World Challenge and a gold medal in the Paris Summer. Olympics.
The year was also memorable because Scheffler was arrested, charged with a felony and taken into custody outside Valhalla Golf Club before the PGA Championship in May. He tied for eighth place in the tournament and all charges were eventually dropped.