Scottie Scheffler has withdrawn from The American Express tournament in California next week to continue his rehabilitation from a hand injury.
Scheffler sustained the injury while making Christmas dinner and had to undergo surgery to remove glass fragments from his hand.
The world number one missed the first PGA Tour event of the year, The Sentry, and will also sit out this week's Sony Open in Hawaii.
Scheffler had hoped to return for the event in La Quinta, which starts January 16, but says he has been advised against it.
Scottie Scheffler withdraws from The American Express to continue recovery from December injury.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 6, 2025
"After consulting with my medical team, I have made the decision to withdraw from next week's American Express tournament to give my injury more time to heal," Scheffler said in an Instagram story.
"I am still hopeful to begin my 2025 season at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am."
Scheffler was named PGA Tour Player of the Year in 2024, having recorded seven victories – the most by any player in a calendar year since Tiger Woods in 2007.
The 28-year-old also won gold at the Paris Olympics and captured the FedEx Cup title after winning his second major title at Augusta National in April.
