World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (hand) weighing return for Pebble Beach
May 18, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Scottie Scheffler takes a shot on the fourth hole during the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Valhalla Golf Club. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler said Monday that he yet to determine if he will be able to make his season debut at next week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Scheffler is recovering from surgery on his right hand, stemming from a Christmas Day mishap. He was initially forecasted to miss three to four weeks.
Scheffler said he expects to make a decision within the "next few days to a week whether I'll be playing next week." The deadline to commit to play at Pebble Beach is Friday evening.
"Just want to make sure I'm getting back to normal, progressing the right way in recovery," Scheffler said after virtually joining media day festivities for this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational. "I'm definitely anxious to get back, excited to get back, but I'm also not going to rush back just to rush back."
Scheffler received a puncture wound from broken glass while preparing Christmas dinner. He said Monday that he was making homemade raviolis.
Scheffler, 28, had the surgery to remove glass fragments from the hand.
He was hopeful of returning for last week's The American Express at La Qunita, Calif., but determined the hand wasn't ready so he withdrew to "give my injury more time to heal."
Scheffler noted that not being able to use his right hand affects other things beside golf.
"Sometimes you don't realize how uncoordinated you are until you have to brush your teeth left-handed," Scheffler joked.
Scheffler won seven PGA Tour events and the Olympic gold medal last season in a banner campaign. He won the Masters and was named PGA Tour Player of the Year for a third consecutive time.
--Field Level Media
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