The controversy could have tarnished Scottie Scheffler’s reputation, but instead it transformed his public image.

According to Golfweek and NBC Sports, Scheffler — who welcomed son Bennett with his wife Meredith last May — said he broke a glass while making ravioli with his family on Christmas Day and hurt his hand.

Scottie Scheffler hopes to begin his PGA Tour season at the 2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, but he is still is not confirming his place in the field for the second signature event of the year. Sidelined the first month of the season due a right hand injury and subsequent surgery,

The popular faces of the golf scene were delighted, including Jack Nicklaus, who only had words of praise for the American. The 85-year-old golf legend is satisfied with Scheffler's human qualities in addition to his athletic qualities. “Scottie’s really a good player,” Nicklaus said, as quoted by Irish Independent .

Scottie Scheffler's recovery from a bizarre Christmas Day Injury has featured an even more unusual kind of treatment.

Scheffler provided the juiciest storyline of the year in golf when he was arrested before the second round of the PGA Championship

Days after Scheffler, 28, and Rory McIlroy topped LIV Golf’s Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau in a Las Vegas Showdown, it was revealed the world’s No. 1 golfer “sustained a puncture wound to the palm of his right hand from a broken glass” during Christmas dinner preparations.

Scheffler, the world No. 1, underwent surgery on his right hand after a Christmas Day accident and hasn't competed since December.

Scottie Scheffler answered questions from the media on Monday as part of a conference call for the Arnold Palmer Invitational as the defending champion

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will make his 2025 season debut next week at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Scheffler suffered a puncture wound to his right hand while preparing Christmas dinner and according to the San Francisco Chronicle is finally ready to return to competition.

Scottie Scheffler has committed to play the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am next week, his first competition in about six weeks while recovering from a puncture wound to his right hand from preparing Christmas dinner.