Scottie Scheffler pulls out of PGA event after Christmas injury, needs surgery

Scottie Scheffler out of first PGA event of the year 846 — Scottie Scheffler. Andrew Redington/Getty Images

Scottie Scheffler has withdrawn from the first event of the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opening tournament due to injury.

“On Christmas Day, while preparing dinner, Scottie sustained a puncture wound to his right hand from broken glass,” says Scheffler’s agent. Blake Smith said in a statement shared via the PGA Tour’s official X account on Friday, Dec. 27. “Small fragments of glass were left in the palm, which required surgery.”

Scheffler’s recovery time will be about “three to four weeks,” according to the statement. He is now unable to participate in The Sentry tournament in Maui, Hawaii, which will be held from January 2-5. The decision came shortly before the tournament’s commitment deadline, which was at 5 p.m. ET.

While Scheffler, 28, will not be in Hawaii next week, he is expected to return for The American Express tournament in La Quinta, Calif., which begins Jan. 16.

Sheffler is the reigning PGA Player of the Year and is ranked No. 1 golfer in the world. In June, he made history with his sixth PGA Tour victory. Sheffler celebrated the victory with his wife, Meredith Scudderand their newborn son, Bennett, whom they welcomed in May. With the win, Sheffler became the first golfer to have six PGA Tour wins before July since Arnold Palmer achieved the feat in 1962.

Scottie Scheffler out of first PGA event of the year 842 — Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images

“This golf course produces a lot of the exciting stuff that comes down the stretch, so it was nice to be out there and compete,” Scheffler said at a press conference after his win. “It’s great to compete against one of my good mates in Tom Kim, but it’s also very difficult at the same time. I want the best for him, so sometimes it can be hard and I think for both of us, we’re fighting each other out there. But it was a lot of fun and I’m proud to be sitting here with the trophy.”

Two months later, Sheffler competed at the Paris Olympics for Team USA. He brought home a gold medal for men’s individual stroke play. In August, Sheffler returned to the PGA for the 2024 FedEx Cup, which he also won. The win came with a prize of $25 million.

“I’m just proud of the work we put in,” Scheffler said at the time, according to ESPN. “It is difficult to put into words how this year has been for me. It’s been quite emotional. There have been a lot of things that have been going on outside of golf. It has been a bit of a wild year.”