Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler had a great back-and-forth on Tuesday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am around Scheffler’s Christmas incident.
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ScottieSchefflerisfinallymakinghis2025PGATourdebutatthisweek’sAT&TPebbleBeachPro-AmafteranincidentonChristmaslefthimwithapuncturewoundinhisrighthandthatforcedhimintosurgery.Butwhywasheinthekitchenatall?That’sthepointRoryMcIlroyraisedduringhispre-tournamentpressconferenceonTuesday.
“Ithinkhemadeenoughmoneytohireachef,”McIlroysaidabittongue-in-cheek.“It’slike,whyareyoucookingyourself?”
TheNorthernIrishmanwaswithSchefflerjustdaysbeforeithappenedwhenthetwoTourstarstookonLIVGolf’sBrooksKoepkaandBrysonDeChambeauinTheShowdowninLasVegas—whichtheywon,handily.
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“Firstly,justconcernandhopehewasOK,”hesaid.“Itsoundslikeheis,it’sgoodthathe’steeingitupthisweek.
“Yeah,getachef.”
AfewhourslateritwasScheffler’sturntoaddressthemedi