When will Scottie Scheffler return to the PGA Tour? Recovery time and schedule explored

Scottie Scheffler will start his 2025 PGA Tour season at The American Express. The 27-year-old recently had an unfortunate accident on Christmas, as he injured his palm from broken glass while preparing for dinner and had to undergo surgery to remove the pieces.

The world No. 1 has withdrawn from the season-opening The Sentry tournament and will need at least three to four weeks of rest before he can make a comeback.

Scottie Scheffler will return to play at The American Express. His manager, Blake Smith, released a statement speaking of his injury and also about his next tournament. Smith said:

"On Christmas Day while preparing dinner, Scottie sustained a puncture wound to the palm of his right hand from a broken glass. Small glass fragments remained in the palm which required surgery. He has been told that he should be back to 100 percent in three to four weeks. Unfortunately, he will have to withdraw from The Sentry. His next scheduled tournament is The American Express,"

The American Express is the third event on the calendar for the 2025 season. It will take place from January 16 to 19 in La Quinta, California. In 2024, Scheffler played in the tournament and settled in the T17 position. He shot four rounds of 67, 66, 69, and 65.

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A look into Scottie Scheffler's 2024 season

In 2024, the American had a remarkable season on the PGA Tour. Having played in 19 tournaments this season, he made the cut in all of them, recorded two runner-up finishes, and won seven tournaments.

Scheffler started the season with a T5 finish at The Sentry and wrapped up the regular season at the Tour Championship with a victory, following which he also won the unofficial PGA Tour event at the Hero World Challenge.

Here are the results of tournaments Scottie Scheffler played in 2024:

• The Sentry (Kapalua Resort): (T5) $690,500
• The American Express (Pete Dye Stadium Course): (T17) $132,300
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Pebble Beach Golf Links): (T6) $642,500
• WM Phoenix Open (TPC Scottsdale - Stadium Course): (T3) $519,200
• The Genesis Invitational (Riviera Country Club): (T10) $455,000
• Arnold Palmer Invitational (Bay Hill Club & Lodge): (1) $4,000,000
• The Players Championship (TPC Sawgrass - Stadium Course): (1) $4,500,000
• Texas Children's Houston Open (Memorial Park Golf Course): (T2) $553,735
• Masters Tournament (Augusta National Golf Club): (1) $3,600,000
• RBC Heritage (Harbour Town Golf Links): (1) $3,600,000
• PGA Championship (Valhalla Golf Club): (T8) $521,418
• Charles Schwab Challenge (Colonial Country Club): (T2) $809,900
• The Memorial Tournament (Muirfield Village Golf Club): (1) $4,000,000
• US Open (Pinehurst No. 2): (T41) $72,305
• Travelers Championship (TPC River Highlands): (P1) $3,600,000
• The Open (Royal Troon Golf Course): (T7) $451,833
• FedEx St. Jude Championship (TPC Southwind): (4) $960,000
• BMW Championship (Castle Pines Golf Club): (T33) $119,667
• Tour Championship (East Lake Golf Club): (1) $25,000,000
• Hero World Challenge (Albany GC): (1) $1,000,000