Jordan Spieth set to undergo surgery ‘ASAP’

Bad news, Jordan Spieth fans. 

Your man is not only out of the FedEx Cup but is unlikely to feature on tour again any time soon.

Having started the week ranked 63rd on the FedEx Cup standings, the three-time major champion finished T68 in the 70-man FedEx St Jude Championship.

He needed to crack the top-50 on the standings to advance to the second of the three playoff events, next week’s BMW Championship.

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Instead, he’s heading for the operating theatre.

Spieth, 31, has been troubled by a tendon issue in his left wrist for the last 16 months. It first flared up prior to the 2023 PGA Championship but every effort to treat it has sadly failed.

That leaves only one option on the table: surgery.

“I’ve got to have it operated on ASAP, and then I’ll go through the process of what I’m supposed to do from there,” Spieth told PGATour.com.

“If I don’t have a reason to try to rush back – which I don’t – I’ll probably just take it as slow as I can.”

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With an estimated recovery time of around three months, the earliest Spieth could expect to return is late November.

In all likelihood, he’s played his last round of competitive golf in 2024.

Michael McEwan is the Deputy Editor of bunkered and has been part of the team since 2004. In that time, he has interviewed almost every major figure within the sport, from Jack Nicklaus, to Rory McIlroy, to Donald Trump. The host of the multi award-winning bunkered Podcast and a member of Balfron Golfing Society, Michael is the author of three books and is the 2023 PPA Scotland 'Writer of the Year' and 'Columnist of the Year'. Dislikes white belts, yellow balls and iron headcovers. Likes being drawn out of the media ballot to play Augusta National.

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