Scottie Scheffler could not have asked for a better year than 2024. And no one would have been looking forward to the 2025 season more than the Paris Olympics gold medalist, but thanks to an Italian delicacy, Scheffler’s plan was ruined in the last week of 2024, right ahead of The Sentry 2025. On Christmas Day, while preparing dinner, Scottie sustained a puncture wound to the palm of his right hand from a broken glass. Small glass fragments remained in the palm, which required surgery,” Blake Smith, Scheffler’s manager, said in a statement announcing his WD from Sentry. As if getting injured while preparing Christmas dinner was not strange enough, a fresh update on the injury turned Scottie into a laughingstock among golf enthusiasts.

The injury put the golf world in chaos, putting the PGA Tour in trouble with sponsors. Scheffler is also not going to feature in the Farmers Insurance Open that is soon to start. And his next event is supposed to be AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AM. The 2024 Masters champion is putting in work to recover from his injury and return to his old form. He has also started working out. But for now, fans are actually laughing at the dish that started all of this.

Apparently, the University of Texas graduate’s injury occurred while he was making ravioli on Christmas Day. Fans are finding this hilarious. Why? Well, because ravioli is not exactly associated with Christmas. Hence prompts the question, “Who the hell makes ravioli on Christmas Day?”

Well, almost a month has passed since Scottie hurt his hand; what’s the latest update we have?

Just on Jan 20, the reigning Masters champ confirmed that he is recovering well and progressing the right way in recovery. “I’m definitely anxious to get back, excited to get back but I’m also not going to rush back just to rush back,” Scheffler said. Though it sounded unbelievable to get injured while preparing Christmas dinner, Papa Scottie’s hand injury was so severe that he found himself “useless” even with simple tasks like changing his son’s diapers “one-handed.”

When Michael McEwan of the Bunkered shared the dish Scottie was preparing on Christmas Eve and ultimately injured his hand, the update prompted many responses from fans because who the hell makes ravioli on Christmas Day?!

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And it was not just one person who felt that ravioli was an odd choice for the occasion. One fan hysterically wrote, “Karma,” jokingly referring to having a non-traditional dish on Christmas is what caused the injury.

Another fan also deemed the ravioli to be out of place and replied with a GIF of Ed Helms in the movie ‘Father Figures’ saying “He could easily be a serial killer.” He does it kill it on the golf course. The American has 18 PGA Tour victories including a stellar Olympics showing last year to win the gold medal for Team USA. If anything, his entire 2024 was a testament to his prowess.

While several fans were quick to point out the incredulity of the situation, an Italian-American fan offered more context. “It has always been our family’s, and a lot of Italian Americans’, Christmas tradition to have lasagna or a pasta.” Scottie Scheffler’s mother Diane is of Italian descent and the old habits must have translated to the pro-golfer. She worked as a business manager at a law firm in New York City initially before taking over as Chief Operations Officer at the law firm Thompson & Knight in Dallas. Scheffler’s father Scott is of German descent and is a stay-at-home dad, so there will not be any surprise if he is known to have bratwurst during Thanksgiving!

Another fan was also quick to support Scheffler’s choice, saying that the ravioli was a “Fantastic Christmas Dish!” We also agree! It is not a surprise that Scheffler went with a trusted and tasty dish on Christmas. One fan was curious about the recipe golfer used, asking whether it was “Cheese or meat filled?”, in a bid to try and recreate the tasty dish. Be careful not to injure yourself during the process though.

One thing is certain though, the golfing world is eagerly awaiting his return. He has been grinding behind the scenes and could be back swinging his driver on the course in no time. Are you looking forward to seeing the World No.1 in action again?