Scottie Scheffler has withdrawn from a second tournament - the American Express - following the freak hand injury he sustained preparing Christmas dinner.
World No 1 Scheffler remains in recovery post-surgery after cutting his hand on broken glass while preparing food on Christmas Day.
The injury forced Scheffler to withdraw from The Sentry event in Hawaii from January 2 to 5 and, after consultation from his medical team, the 28-year-old has confirmed he will not feature at La Quinta Country Club between January 13 and 19.
"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 wrote on Instagram.
Scheffler remained hopeful of starting his 2025 season at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which takes place from January 30 to February 2, although no definitive date for his return was provided.
Scheffler continued: "I am still hopeful to begin my 2025 season at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am."
How did Scheffler sustain injury?
Scheffler was ruled out of action at the end of 2024 for three to four weeks after he was forced to undergo surgery on his hand which he cut on broken glass.
"On Christmas Day while preparing dinner, Scottie sustained a puncture wound to the palm of his right hand from a broken glass," Scheffler's manager, Blake Smith, said in a statement.
"Small glass fragments remained in the palm which required surgery. He has been told that he should be back to 100% in three to four weeks."
Scheffler said he had "lived almost a full lifetime this one year" after securing FedExCup victory, capping off a "nuts" season - both on and off the golf course.
The 28-year-old became the first player to win The Players, The Masters and FedExCup in the same season.
Scheffler closed out a four-stroke victory at the season-ending Tour Championship, where he never relinquished top spot at any point during the four days and became the first player since Tiger Woods in 2007 to register seven or more victories in a year on the PGA Tour.
After winning The Masters for a second time in three years, he was arrested and charged ahead of his second round at the PGA Championship in May.
The charges were later dropped with Scheffler going on to win the next two Signature Events - the Memorial Tournament and Travelers Championship - before securing gold for Team USA at the Paris Olympics and winning the PGA Tour's FedExCup for the first time in his career.
January 30-February 2: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am - Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Pebble Beach, California
February 6-9: WM Phoenix Open - TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona
February 13-16: Genesis Invitational - The Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
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