Scottie Scheffler issues update on return from injury

World No.1 Scottie Scheffler says he won’t rush his return to action after injuring his hand making (wait for it) homemade ravioli on Christmas Day.

The Masters champion required surgery after puncturing the palm of his right hand whilst preparing dinner for his family.

The freak accident forced him to miss his first two planned starts of 2025 – The Sentry and The American Express – and, whilst he’s hopeful of being able to play in next week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, he insists he won’t risk aggravating the injury by coming back too soon.

“I just want to make sure I’m getting back to normal, progressing the right way in recovery,” said Scheffler. “I’m definitely anxious to get back, excited to get back but I’m also not going to rush back just to rush back.

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“Everything went well with the surgery. Body feels pretty good. Still making decisions on schedule going forward. Should know next few days to a week whether I’ll be playing next week. Everything’s on schedule.”

Scheffler being Scheffler, he has continued to work on his game even though he hasn’t been able to work on his game.

“I went back while I was sitting around kind of elevating my hand post-surgery,” he added. “I was just sitting there, watched some old shots, watched some old tournaments, and I reflected a little bit.

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“Not much, but I just really wanted to jog my memory and since I wasn’t able to play golf, I tried to almost train a little bit at home to remind my brain what I was feeling over certain shots, what my hands felt like on the club, stuff like that, so I wasn’t totally checking out from golf.”

That’s not to say it has all been plain sailing.

“Sometimes you don’t realise how uncoordinated you are until you have to brush your teeth left-handed,” he added.

Michael McEwan is the Deputy Editor of bunkered and has been part of the team since 2004. In that time, he has interviewed almost every major figure within the sport, from Jack Nicklaus, to Rory McIlroy, to Donald Trump. The host of the multi award-winning bunkered Podcast and a member of Balfron Golfing Society, Michael is the author of three books and is the 2023 PPA Scotland 'Writer of the Year' and 'Columnist of the Year'. Dislikes white belts, yellow balls and iron headcovers. Likes being drawn out of the media ballot to play Augusta National.

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