Scottie Scheffler to miss American Express tournament after freak Christmas hand injury leads to second withdrawal | Golf news

Scottie Scheffler pulled out of another tournament – the American Express – after a freak hand injury he sustained while preparing Christmas dinner.

World No.1 Scheffler is still recovering from surgery after he cut his hand on broken glass while preparing food on Christmas Day.

The injury forced Scheffler to withdraw from The Sentry in Hawaii from January 2-5, and after consulting with his medical team, the 28-year-old confirmed he will not play at La Quinta Country Club between January 13-19.

“After consulting with my medical team, I have made the decision to withdraw from the American Express tournament next week to give my injury more time to heal,” Scheffler wrote on Instagram.

Scheffler still hoped to start his 2025 season at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which runs from Jan. 30 to Feb. 2, although no definitive date for his return was given.

Scheffler continued, “I still hope to start my 2025 season at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am.”

How did Scheffler get injured?

Scheffler was sidelined for three to four weeks at the end of 2024 after he was forced to undergo surgery on a hand he cut on broken glass.

“On Christmas Day while preparing dinner, Scottie sustained a puncture wound to the palm of his right hand from a broken glass,” Scheffler’s manager, Blake Smith, said in a statement.

“Small pieces of glass were left in the palm which required surgery. He was told he should be back to 100% in three to four weeks.”

Scheffler’s ‘lifetime in a year’ in 2024

Scheffler said he “almost lived his whole life this one year” after securing the FedExCup victory, capping a “crazy” season — both on and off the golf course.

The 28-year-old became the first player to win The Players, The Masters and the FedExCup in the same season.

Scheffler closed out a four-shot victory at the season-ending Tour Championship, where he never dropped the No. 1 spot at any point over four days and became the first player since Tiger Woods in 2007 to record seven or more wins in a year on the PGA Tour.

After winning The Masters for the second time in three years, he was arrested and charged before his second round at the PGA Championship in May.

The charges were later dropped after Scheffler won the next two Signature Events – the Memorial Tournament and the Travelers Championship – before securing gold for Team USA at the Paris Olympics and winning the PGA Tour’s FedExCup for the first time in his career.

PGA Tour 2025 schedule – when will Scheffler return?

January 30 – February 2: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am – Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Pebble Beach, California

6.-9. February: WM Phoenix Open – TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona

13.-16. February: Genesis Invitational – The Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California

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