PGA Tour star Jordan Spieth shocks legendary commentator

Jordan Spieth has revealed the 'final straw' which forced him to finally head for surgery after being plagued by a wrist injury for years. 

Spieth first injured his wrist in 2017 and decided not to have surgery to fully address the issue over fears that if it went wrong it could have ended his career.

Things got worse in May 2023 when the golfer 'felt something pop' whilst he was fooling about with his son Sammy. 

Spieth tore the tendon sheath and, throughout the 2024 campaign, repeatedly felt it slipping out of place during competition. 

The American told Jim Nantz in a Q&A - first reported by Golfweek - that he finally realised he needed to have surgery after last July's Open at Royal Troon. 

His tendon popped out before he hit his final tee shot and he knew it was time to get it fixed. 

"I got it back in before I hit my tee shot, and that's when I thought maybe that's the last straw," he told Nantz. 

"[I thought] maybe we should probably do something about this. I don't really feel like playing like this anymore."

Spieth headed for surgery after bowing out of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs at the first stage.

He finished his season with three top-10 finishes - a career low - and has fallen to No. 77 in the OWGR. 

Spieth told Nantz that he was allowed to grip a putter eight weeks after going under the knife. 

He was chipping and hitting Nerf balls at the 11-week mark. 

His wrist still felt sore in December, he said, but then one day he 'thing heeled' a 6-iron and it 'didn't hurt'. 

Spieth revealed he wanted to return to action sooner and considered playing The American Express. 

But he decided to be cautious and wait until this week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. 

Future goals

Spieth told reporters in his pre-tournament news conference that he wants to get through the next three weeks of action without pain. 

He wants to play himself into contention to win a PGA Tour event 'at least once' before the 2025 Masters. 

"And then maybe a lofty goal this year would be to make the Ryder Cup team," he added.

"I don't have a lot of points off of last season, so given the level of competition on the American side, it's on the points list, I'm going to have to do some really, really good things in some really big tournaments. 

"That would be kind of an ultimate kind of year-end goal for this year would be to make that team."

Spieth has participated in five Ryder Cups (2014, 2016, 2018, 2021 and 2023) with a record of 10-9-3.

Keegan Bradley will lead Team USA at Bethpage Black in September.

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