After a freak accident within the kitchen stored him out of the primary few PGA Tour occasions of 2025, world No 1 Scottie Scheffler is ready to return this week on the AT&T Pebble Seashore Professional-Am, dwell on Sky Sports activities Golf.
Scheffler was simply over two weeks faraway from his victory on the Hero World Problem in December when he badly minimize the palm of his proper hand whereas making ready Christmas dinner.
The damage required surgical procedure and sidelined Scheffler for The Sentry in Hawaii. He anticipated to return at The American Specific in La Quinta, California earlier this month, however he wasn’t prepared but.
“It was frustrating to be sitting at home, not being able to play golf, but (my wife, my son and I) got some good time at home just us three,” Scheffler instructed media.
“It is fairly uncommon for me to be at residence all through the day with out actually having a lot to do. I could not actually work out at first, there wasn’t an entire lot I may do, so it was good uninterrupted time for us at residence.
“But it was definitely still frustrating watching golf on TV and not being able to play.”
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Scheffler sliced his hand badly sufficient making ready Christmas dinner that it required surgical procedure
Scheffler will return aiming to construct on a scintillating 2024 marketing campaign that culminated along with his third straight PGA Tour Participant of the Yr Award.
The 28-year-old highlighted his dominant 12 months with victories at The Masters and The Gamers Championship and likewise captured an Olympic gold medal and the FedEx Cup title.
Scheffler stated he returned to a extra regular apply routine in latest days to work out some lingering soreness within the hand. He additionally performed a apply spherical in opposition to his caddie, Ted Scott, at close by Cypress Level on Monday.
“I took down Ted, so I got bragging rights for a while,” Scheffler joked.
“Can’t afford to lose to your caddie because he’s just going to be reminding me that he beat me constantly, so I was glad to take him down.”
Requested whether or not he is involved in regards to the damage and subsequent surgical procedure affecting his play, Scheffler replied, “Not at all.”
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Highlights from the fourth spherical of the Hero World Problem at Albany within the Bahamas as a scintillating Scheffler took the title
Scheffler will likely be taking pictures for his third straight win, having closed 2024 with a victory on the Tour Championship in September earlier than claiming the unofficial Hero three months later.
Scheffler tied for sixth ultimately 12 months’s Pebble Seashore Professional-Am, which was minimize to 3 rounds attributable to rain. He missed the minimize at Pebble Seashore in the course of the 2019 US Open however is thrilled to return to the course for his delayed season debut.
“It’s a little weird making it this late in the year, but good to be back,” he stated. “Everything’s feeling good. It’s nice to be here at Pebble. Definitely excited to play. Feeling well rested. Overall feeling good.”
McIlroy to Scheffler: You’ve got made sufficient cash, why are you cooking your self?!
Rory McIlroy additionally had some humorous recommendation for Scheffler forward of the world No 1’s return to motion this week following surgical procedure to take away glass fragments from his proper hand in that December cooking accident.
“He made enough money to hire a chef. Why are you cooking yourself?” McIlroy quipped.
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Scheffler explains how he minimize his hand with a wine glass whereas making ravioli, to which Rory McIlroy had a easy answer
“[I was] just concerned and hoped he was okay. It sounds like he is, it’s good that he’s teeing it up this week. Yeah, get a chef.
“I hoped it was going to be extra of a enjoyable story than that.”
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Protection begins on the earlier time of 4.30pm on Saturday and 4pm for Sunday’s spherical, which is scheduled to be completed by 11.30pm.
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