Rory McIlroy teases Scottie Scheffler over freak injury ahead of PGA Tour return

Rory McIlroy could not resist a playful jab at Scottie Scheffler following the latter’s hand surgical procedure, which was necessitated by an harm sustained whereas getting ready Christmas Dinner. Scheffler, who had been sidelined for almost a month, is about to return on the AT&T Pebble Seashore Professional-Am.

The mishap occurred as he sliced his hand on a wine glass throughout ravioli making. McIlroy, with a touch of jest, questioned Scheffler’s culinary endeavors forward of the California match, remarking: “I feel he made sufficient cash to rent a chef. It is like why are you cooking your self? “

Unconvinced by the story behind Scheffler’s operation, McIlroy quipped: “I hoped it was going to be a little bit of a extra enjoyable story than that.”

Regardless of the teasing, McIlroy did categorical real concern for Scheffler, recalling their latest time collectively: “We had been collectively in Vegas on the seventeenth of December and performed that match with Brooks and Bryson.

“Firstly was simply involved and hope he is okay. It feels like he is up and it is good that he is teeing it up this week. However yeah, simply get a chef.”

When Scheffler confronted questions on McIlroy’s chef suggestion at his pre-tournament press convention, he retorted with a light-hearted remark about his spouse: “I’ve acquired a chef, her identify’s Meredith. She’s fairly cute,” he stated with a chuckle.

Describing a kitchen mishap that led to his harm, the present Masters champion shared, “You have to roll the dough and you have to reduce the dough, however we had been at a rental home so we did not have like the suitable instruments and the one factor there was a wine glass that we discovered.

“I had my hand on high of it and it broke, which aspect word, I’ve heard nothing however horror tales since this occurred about wine glasses, so watch out. Even for those who’re like me and you do not drink wine, you have to be actual cautious with wine glasses.

“Yeah, it broke and the stem type of acquired me within the hand. So it is a type of offers the place prefer it’s actually – I can not dwell in a bubble, like acquired to dwell my life and accidents occur. You already know, it might have been lots worse.”

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Scheffler is optimistic about his restoration, aiming to have his hand absolutely healed in time for his look on the AT&T Pebble Seashore Professional-Am match on Thursday morning.