A domestic accident while preparing Christmas dinner, small glass fragments in his right hand and then surgery to remove them. Misadventure for Scottie Scheffler. The world number 1 golfer, who in 2024 won seven tournaments on the PGA Tour, the gold medal at the Paris Games and the FedEx Cup, will be forced to skip the first event of 2025, The Sentry, scheduled for January 2-5 in Hawaii.
Scottie Scheffler, situation
The American will return to the green on January 16 in La Quinta, California, for The American Express. Some physical problems also for Viktor Hovland. The Norwegian, eighth in the world ranking, fractured the little toe of his right foot.
Scott Scheffler, known as Scottie SchefflerNote 1, born June 21, 1996 in Ridgewood (United States), is an American professional golfer.
Introduced to golf at a young age after moving near Dallas, Scott Scheffler quickly gained recognition for his golfing performances and trained alongside Randy Smith, Justin Leonard's coach. He won numerous junior tournaments including the United States Junior Amateur Championship in 2013. Still an amateur at university, he continued his progress, winning the Walker Cup in 2017 and playing the American Open in 2016 and 2017. He turned professional in 2018 and played on the Korn Ferry Tour, the American secondary circuit of the PGA Tour. He won two victories there and was named "Player of the Year" in 2019, guaranteeing him his integration into the PGA Tour from 2020. His first season on the PGA Tour ended with the award for "Best Rookie" on the PGA Tour. He accumulated numerous places of honor during his first two seasons, then established himself as the boss of the circuit from 2022. He won four tournaments on the PGA in 2022 including his first major tournament title with the Masters ahead of the Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy and became world number one, then confirmed in 2023 and 2024 with five other victories including The Players Championship twice. He was named "Player of the Year" of the PGA in 2022 and 2023, also winning the earnings ranking and remained world number one for 82 weeks in total where only Rory McIlroy and the Spaniard Jon Rahm interrupted his hegemony at times.
