Scottie Scheffler is committed to playing at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am next week, his first outing since he injured his right hand while preparing for Christmas dinner.
Scheffler had said at the start of the week that rehab was going well and that he was eager to get back, but that he wasn’t “rushing back just to get back.”
The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am has the largest roster (80 players) of the $20 million autograph event, as it features amateur components over two days at Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill. Scheffler tied for sixth last year when wind and rain reduced 54 holes and the forecast for Sunday was so bad it caused road closures.
This will be his first competition since winning the Bahamas Hero World Challenge for the second year in a row on December 8. Scheffler also played Liv golf stars Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau in Las Vegas on Dec. 17 against Rory McIlroy, whose tournament lasted only 14 holes. ).
Scheffler said he usually shuts it down after the season and is still playing a lot of social golf, despite spending more time in the gym. This time, he was unable to touch the club while his hand healed from surgery to remove glass from his right hand.
“It’s unusual for me not to be able to do a lot in the gym,” said Scheffler, who said he worked mostly on his lower body until his hand started to heal.
Last week, he had to miss the Sentinels at Kapalua and American Express. Scheffler did not reveal a timetable for when he will start hitting or how many pitches he will hit. He is a two-time winner of the WM Phoenix Open, which was played the week after Pebble.
The tournament begins Thursday with the start of an up-close look at what will become the FedEx Cup champions. Scheffler is coming off a nine-win season that includes an Olympic gold medal and another Masters green jacket. He also became the first defender to win the Players’ Championship.
Also returning for Pebble Beach is Jordan Spieth, a three-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1, left after his first FedEx Cup Playoffs Surgery was performed on the wrist.
