Jordan Spieth Confirms Left Wrist Surgery After FedExCup Playoff Exit | Golf News

Jordan Spieth announced he plans to undergo surgery on an injured left wrist after his season ended with an early exit from the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Spieth finished near the bottom of the 70-player field at the FedEx St. Jude Championship at 9-over par, well short of the top 10 needed to advance.

The American first injured his wrist 16 months ago, ahead of the 2023 PGA Championship, and has tried a variety of treatments since then in an attempt to avoid surgery.

“I need to have surgery as soon as possible and then we'll go through the process of what to do next,” Spieth said Sunday.

The problem is that the membrane that holds the tendon in his left wrist is torn.

The issue was not resolved, and Spieth could never have predicted how seriously it would affect him.

Spieth said he has spoken to several people and that recovery will take about three months, with physical therapy starting after week six.

“Unless there's a reason to rush back – and there isn't – I'd probably go back as slowly as possible,” he said.

Sunday marked Spieth's second exit in the first round of the FedEx Cup.

He was ranked 100th when the top 125 advanced to the 2020 season. Now, only the top 70 advance to the postseason, and Spieth was ranked 63rd, so he needed a top 10 finish to advance. He finished 68th.

Spieth began the 2023 season with five top-six finishes before withdrawing from Byron Nelson with a wrist injury. He has since finished in the top six four times, including a sixth-place finish in a field of 20 players at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.

He was ranked 10th in the world at the time of his injury. Spieth was ranked 43rd entering the St. Jude Championship. He has missed the cut in eight of his 21 tournaments this year.

“I've just been trying not to make excuses because I wasn't hurting when I was swinging,” Spieth said. “But the amount of time and the fact that I'm seeing the exact same results every week, it doesn't seem like it's a fluke. So I'm very hopeful.”

“I think there’s a certain degree of clarity to getting it done,” he said. “There’s also a bit of uncertainty, which is a little scary. But if I can learn to find patience — which I’m not very good at — I think I can come back stronger.”

Spieth said this year was the most frustrating year he's ever had.

“I've taken on a lot of things on my own and I've had my share of misfortunes,” he said.

Spieth agreed to join the PGA Tour board when Rory McIlroy abruptly resigned last November, around the same time the tour brought in Strategic Sports Group as an investor in its commercial PGA Tour Enterprises as it sought to secure investment from Saudi Arabia's LIV Golf sponsor.

At Pebble Beach this year, he played a practice round wearing earbuds, which allowed him to participate in conference calls.

What's even more disappointing is that he had a great year, ranking 13th in the major statistical category for tee shots. Spieth said that could be explained.

“This year, everything that's been going on on the ground hasn't been a good scenario for me,” he said.

He declined to say when he would have the surgery, but he has time. He is not eligible for The Sentry in Kapalua in early 2025. Spieth said he may request an exemption for the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas in early December, depending on his recovery.

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