PGA Tour Makes Jordan Spieth Announcement on Sunday
Jordan Spieth put together an outstanding Round 4 performance at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson tournament on Sunday, notching a bogey-free 62 at TPC Craig Ranch.
With this stellar outing, Spieth skyrocketed up the leaderboard to notch a 19-under finish to the tournament. The 31-year-old PGA Tour star shot under par in each of his four rounds, recording a 69 in Round 1 and a pair of 67s in Rounds 2 and 3.
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Sunday's 9-under 62 ties the lowest round of Spieth's PGA Tour career. The last time he achieved this feat was during the second round of the 2021 FedEx St. Jude Championship.
The PGA Tour took to social media to react to Spieth's accomplishment on Sunday.
"62 to tie his career low score on TOUR! @JordanSpieth is surging just two weeks before his bid for the career Grand Slam," the PGA Tour wrote on X.
"Jordan Spieth closes with bogey-free 9-under 62 at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson. It is his lowest 18-hole score on TOUR since the 2021 FedEx St. Jude Championship (2nd Round), when he shot 62," the tour added in a separate post.
Spieth accomplished this 9-under 62 with nine birdies and nine pars. If the current leaderboard stands, he'll finish T-3 alongside Sam Stevens.
Jordan Spieth lines up his putt on the 12th green during the final round of the Open Championship golf tournament at Royal Troon. Jack Gruber-Imagn Images
This incredible final round gives Spieth some solid momentum heading into the 2025 PGA Championship, where the three-time major champion is going after the career grand slam at Quail Hollow. Spieth already has wins in the Masters (2015), U.S. Open (2015) and The Open Championship (2017).
The 2025 PGA Championship will begin on May 15.
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