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Rory McIlroy on Scottie Scheffler’s injury: ‘I think he made enough money to hire a chef’

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.

ScottieSchefflerisfinallymakinghis2025PGATourdebutatthisweek’sAT&TPebbleBeachPro-AmafteranincidentonChristmaslefthimwithapuncturewoundinhisrighthandthatforcedhimintosurgery.Butwhywasheinthekitchenatall?That’sthepointRoryMcIlroyraisedduringhispre-tournamentpressconferenceonTuesday. “Ithinkhemadeenoughmoneytohireachef,”McIlroysaidabittongue-in-cheek.“It’slike,whyareyoucookingyourself?” TheNorthernIrishmanwaswithSchefflerjustdaysbeforeithappenedwhenthetwoTourstarstookonLIVGolf’sBrooksKoepkaandBrysonDeChambeauinTheShowdowninLasVegas—whichtheywon,handily. PebbleBeachPro-Am:Picksandbestbets “Firstly,justconcernandhopehewasOK,”hesaid.“Itsoundslikeheis,it’sgoodthathe’steeingitupthisweek. “Yeah,getachef.” AfewhourslateritwasScheffler’sturntoaddressthemedi