Scottie Scheffler revealed he was making Christmas ravioli when he cut his hand and needed surgery to remove the glass from his palm.
The world number one missed the first three events of the 2025 PGA Tour season after he punctured his right palm on Christmas Day, with shards of glass trapped inside his hand.
Scheffler was helping prepare homemade ravioli, but soon required surgery. He took two full weeks off to recover.
The 28-year-old learned it was “useless” to change his son Bennett's diapers with one hand and joked: “Sometimes you don't realize how uncoordinated you are until you have to brush your teeth with your hand.” left”.
But Scheffler, who dominated his rivals in 2024, hinted that he could return to action next week, at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in California.
“I feel good, everything went well during the operation,” Scheffler said Monday.
'My body feels pretty good. I'm still making decisions as planned going forward. I should know (in) the next few days or a week if I will play next week. Everything is going according to plan.'
Scottie Scheffler revealed he was making Christmas ravioli when he cut his hand.
The world number one has missed the first events of the 2025 season after suffering the injury.
He added: “I just want to make sure I'm getting back on track, progressing the right way in recovery… I'm definitely anxious and excited to get back.” But I'm not going to run back just to run back either.'
It is very rare for Scheffler to stop playing completely. Even when he takes a break from practicing during the fall, the world No. 1 said he still plays with friends in Texas.
“It was pretty unusual for me to not be able to do much in the gym,” Scheffler said. “I was sitting there, watched some old shots, watched some old tournaments and did some reflection.
He explained: “I really wanted to refresh my memory and since I couldn't play golf, I tried to almost train a little bit at home to remind my brain what I felt on certain shots, what my hands felt like.” on the club, things like that, so I wasn't totally disconnected from golf.