Jordan Spieth: "I've never experienced anything like this before"
PGA Tour star Jordan Spieth has hinted that he will likely need to have surgery on his wrist after the conclusion of the 2024 season.
PGA Tour star Jordan Spieth has hinted he will likely need to have surgery on his wrist at the end of the season.
Spieth made the admission to a group of reporters before the Wyndham Championship.
The 31-year-old heads into the event fresh off his best finish in a major championship this year at The Open.
He tied for 25th at Royal Troon and his performance was indicative of what we have seen all season from the three-time major champ.
Spieth has been driving the ball particularly well but his scoring clubs have been letting him down significantly.
His stats approaching the green are dreadful by his standards, with Spieth losing a total of 4.846 strokes in this department from 57 rounds.
In part, his form can be attributed to a wrist issue that has bothered him for more than a year.
"It's been a frustrating year because it's been maybe my best driving year ever," Spieth said on Tuesday.
"And then the clubs that I make the most impact into the ground with, which normally are my bread and butter, have been pretty off.
"It's not hurting, but subconsciously it's hard not to look at the numbers and think this isn't a coincidence.
"I've been taking trips out as well as being in contact with a lot of doctors, getting it scanned again and trying to figure out what the next move is.
"Probably going to have to do something about it this offseason.
He added: "'I'm going to pretend nothing's happening, fully trust it given that I'll be able to get it fixed, and I know there's a lot of golfers that have had similar situations and come back better than ever."
Spieth said he believes he has 10 to 15 years of 'prime' golf left in his career and therefore he is going to be optimistic about the process.
"But I'm not quite sure exactly what I'll do and where I'll do it, but unfortunately something kind of has to get done," he said.
"And I've never experienced anything like this before. Just trying to take my time making sure things are done right at the right time."
Spieth is currently 63rd in the FedEx Cup standings and therefore is a lock to be in the field for the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
But he has work to do if he is to advance to the BMW Championship before the season-ending finale at East Lake.
"It became a high goal for me"
Elsewhere, Spieth said he was not surprised to see Scottie Scheffler clinch the gold medal at the Olympic Games.
Standing on the 12th tee in the final round at Le Golf National, Scheffler was six strokes back.
But a birdie blitz and a Jon Rahm collapse handed him the win.
In four years' time, the Games will head to the U.S. and the men's golf competition will be played at Riviera in Los Angeles.
"It didn't matter where they were going to announce the golf course, but Riviera is like a top-five golf course to me, so the idea of playing in the Olympics at Riviera when it was announced, it became from a high goal to a top goal," he said.
