Still recovering from minor hand surgery after a Christmas cooking accident, Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 ranked player in men’s professional golf, has announced on social media that he will not play in The American Express PGA Tour event in La Quinta next week.

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Three weeks into the season and the Masters can’t get here soon enough. Scheffler and Schauffele surely will be back by then.