Scottie Scheffler gets the birdie to finish six strokes ahead to win the Hero World Challenge. (0:23)
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World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler suffered a puncture wound to the palm of his right hand from a broken glass while preparing dinner on Christmas Day and had surgery to remove glass fragments, the PGA Tour announced Friday.
Scheffler, the reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year after winning seven times in 2024, will be sidelined for three to four weeks. He has withdrawn from the 2025 season opener, The Sentry, which will be played Jan. 2-5 in Kapalua, Hawai’i.
Scheffler hopes to return to action at The American Express in La Quinta, California, on Jan. 16-19.