Scottie Scheffler closes in on £16million PGA Tour return after freak Christmas Day injury

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has been retired since Christmas aft slicing his manus unfastened portion preparing food, but helium is closing successful connected a instrumentality to enactment connected the PGA Tour

Scottie Scheffler is connected the roadworthy to betterment aft a bizarre mishap connected Christmas Day that necessitated surgery. The 28-year-old has been sidelined since the incident, which occurred portion helium was preparing Christmas meal and resulted successful a chopped to his close hand.

Although Scheffler was scheduled to instrumentality astatine The American Express past week, helium withdrew to absorption connected his recuperation. "On Christmas Day portion preparing dinner, Scottie sustained a puncture coiled to the thenar of his close manus from a breached glass. Small solid fragments remained successful the thenar which required surgery," revealed Scheffler's manager Blake Smith successful a connection past month.

"He has been told that helium should beryllium backmost to 100 percent successful 3 to 4 weeks. Unfortunately, helium volition person to retreat from The Sentry."

However, it appears Scheffler volition soon beryllium backmost successful action. His spot and conditioning manager Dr. Troy Van Biezen shared a video connected Sunday of the two-time Masters champion moving retired intensively successful the gym, preparing for his golf people comeback.

"Trust the process. Celebrate the progress," work the caption. Scheffler hasn't played since winning the Hero World Challenge successful The Bahamas connected December 8, and helium won't beryllium participating successful The Farmers Insurance Open which begins astatine Torrey Pines successful California connected Thursday.

However, it seems apt that Scheffler volition marque his instrumentality astatine the ATandT Pebble Beach Pro-Am connected Jan. 30. The PGA Tour season's 2nd signature event, with a whopping $20million (£16million) purse connected the line, is expected to gully a star-studded tract astatine Pebble Beach. Scheffler volition beryllium hoping that his room mishap won't enactment a damper connected his singular signifier implicit the past year.

In 2024, Scheffler bagged 9 victories, including a 2nd greenish jacket, an Olympic golden medal, and his archetypal FedEx Cup title. However, Scheffler isn't the lone large sanction missing from the PGA Tour successful caller weeks.

World No. 2 Xander Schauffele withdrew from The American Express conscionable days earlier it was acceptable to footwear off. His squad cited "medical issues," arsenic the crushed for his withdrawal from the Farmers, and helium volition besides not beryllium teeing up for New York Golf Club successful Tuesday's TGL matchup against Atlanta Drive. Two-time large champion Collin Morikawa volition besides beryllium absent from the tract astatine Torrey Pines.

Despite being a regular fixture successful the California native's schedule, helium has pulled retired up of Thursday's opening circular – with nary mentation yet provided for his absence.