Golf injury information is very difficult to come by. What you will find below is not a complete list. It also includes both players missing time and players who we suspect are playing through something. This list will continuously update.
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Golf Injuries
| Name | Injury | Last Updated | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | Hand | 1/1/2025 | Scheffler was forced to withdraw from the Sentry after glass punctured his hand, requiring surgery. He's been told that he should be back to 100% in 3-4 weeks. Scheffler will be teeing it up at AT&T Pebble Beach and was seen during an 18-hole practice round swinging without issue and without extra wrapping or bracing on his injured hand |
| Viktor Hovland | Toe | 1/29/2025 | Hovland shared on Instagram that he broke his right pinky toe after hitting his foot on his bed frame at the end of December. Hovland teed it up at The Sentry and again at the Dubai Desert Classic where he missed the cut. Hovland did note that he did not have the proper footwear with him for the tournament, requiring a shoe that's a half size bigger for his broken toe as he continues to rehab |
| Tony Finau | Knee | 1/1/2025 | Finau had surgery in October to repair a torn meniscus and remove cartilage in his knee. Since having the injury, he's withdrawn from the Hero World Challenge and most recently the Grant Thornton Invitation in December. |
| Alex Noren | hamstring/glute | 1/29/2025 | Noren recently shared that he suffered a hamstring/glute tear and is hopeful to return 'soon' |
| Davis Riley | Undisclosed | 1/6/2025 | Riley was forced to WD on Sunday, nine holes through his final round at The Sentry. No injury was mentioned but RIley lost 3.7 strokes OTT and 1.9 on Approach before withdrawing and then also removed his name from next week's Sony Open |
| Jordan Spieth | Wrist | 1/29/2025 | Spieth had surgery to repair left wrist in August to remedy nagging injury that plagued much of his 2024 season. In December he said on Sirius XM PGA Tour radio that he was practicing without restrictions. Originally expected back by the Sony Open, Spieth is not in the field as he continues to rehab. Spieth will tee it up for the first time since August at this week's AT&T Pebble Beach. |
| Xander Schauffele | Rib | 1/20/2025 | The Golf Channel's Todd Lewis reported that Schauffele is dealing with a soft tissue rib injury that he played through at The Sentry but is not resting and avoiding full swings. Schauffele won't play at Farmers and is uncertain fo next week's AT&T Pro Am |
| Seamus Power | Back | 1/15/2025 | Power withdrew from The American Express, citing a back injury. Power's agent said his back started bothering him during R1 of the Sony Open where he fired a three over 73 before eventually missing the cut by eight strokes. Power withdrew from the RSM classic in November, citing the same back injury. Power will return for this week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am |
| Jake Knapp | Back | 1/15/2025 | Knapp withdrew from the Sony Open due to a back injury after finishing 56th out of 58 golfers at the Sentry. |
| Michael Thorbjornsen | Undisclosed | 1/15/2025 | No official reason was given for Thorbjornsen's WD at the Sony Open but it could be related to a knee injury that forced him to WD from October's Black Desert Championship where he reported a pop in his knee during warmup and later discovered he had sprained his ACL and LCL. He was able to return for November's RSM Classic sporting a brace, finishing T8. |
