California, Jan 7 (UNI) Scottie Scheffler has withdrawn from a PGA Tour event in California next week to continue his rehabilitation from the hand injury he sustained preparing Christmas dinner.
The world number one said in a story on his Instagram, external account he will skip The American Express tournament in La Quinta from 16 to 18 January to "give my injury more time to heal".
Scheffler required surgery on the palm of his right hand over the festive period after he suffered a puncture wound from broken glass, according to a BBC report.