Washington, Jan. 29 -- World number one Scottie Scheffler is not concerned the "stupid" hand injury he sustained on Christmas Day will have a negative effect on his game.
The 28-year-old had the most successful year of his career in 2024, winning the Masters, the Players Championship and Olympic gold in Paris, the BBC reported.
The American required surgery after badly cutting the palm of his right hand on a broken wine glass.
Scheffler has recovered from the operation and is set to play competitively for the first time this year in this week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Asked if he is anxious about a possible impact from the surgery, he said: "Not at all.
"It's one of those deals where immediately after it happened I was mad at myself ...