After a freak accident within the kitchen saved him out of the primary few PGA Tour occasions of 2025, world No 1 Scottie Scheffler is about to return this week on the AT&T Pebble Seaside Professional-Am, stay 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 lower the palm of his proper hand whereas getting ready Christmas dinner.
The harm required surgical procedure and sidelined Scheffler for The Sentry in Hawaii. He anticipated to return at The American Categorical 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 house 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 house.
“But it was definitely still frustrating watching golf on TV and not being able to play.”
Scheffler will return aiming to construct on a scintillating 2024 marketing campaign that culminated together with his third straight PGA Tour Participant of the 12 months Award.
The 28-year-old highlighted his dominant yr with victories at The Masters and The Gamers Championship and in addition captured an Olympic gold medal and the FedEx Cup title.
Scheffler stated he returned to a extra regular observe routine in latest days to work out some lingering soreness within the hand. He additionally performed a observe spherical towards 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 concerning the harm 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 shall 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 finally yr’s Pebble Seaside Professional-Am, which was lower to 3 rounds on account of rain. He missed the lower at Pebble Seaside throughout 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.”
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