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Jordan Spieth's Next Move Revealed After Travelers Withdrawal
Jordan Spieth's Next Move Revealed After Travelers Withdrawal originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Jordan Spieth is one of the most beloved figures in golf today. The three-time major winner is always fun to watch for his ability to get up and down from seemingly impossible positions, his hot-mic commentary on his shots and his banter with longtime caddie, Michael Greller. Advertisement So, it was a shock to the golf community when Spieth suddenly withdrew from the Travelers Championship last week during the first round of play, citing a neck and upper back injury that inhibited his ability to swing without pain. Following Spieth's unexpected withdrawal, it was uncertain what his next move would be. A recent Instagram post reveals what the 31-year-old Texan is up to this week. Jordan Spieth during the first round of the Travelers Streicher-Imagn Images In a post on Spieth's Instagram account, the Texas native is pictured taking a selfie with junior golfers at Brookhaven Country Club, Spieth's childhood home course. Spieth was giving a Q&A with the aspiring young golfers during the Under Armor/Jordan Spieth Championship. "Making his mark ✍️," the AJGA caption reads. Advertisement Another post shows Spieth greeting a junior player with the caption, "Back like he never left 🏠" Fans were happy to see Spieth giving back to junior golfers and gave him props considering his recent injury, with one commenter saying "Well you keep yourself busy doing admirable work with others, even when you're injured! Kudos to you 👏!❤️." Another noted, "You have done such a magnificent job of balancing personal, professional and giving back. Life is hard to balance for all of us, you seem to be handling it well." The Under Armor/Jordan Spieth Championship takes place through Thursday and hosts an impressive field of 78 junior golfers, 49 of whom are Texans just like Spieth, looking to follow in his footsteps. This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 25, 2025, where it first appeared.
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29-05-2025
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Jordan Spieth ignores caddie's smart advice and makes birdie from rough at Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Buried in gnarly rough Thursday at the Memorial, the prudent shot for Jordan Spieth was to chip out sideways back to the fairway. That's what his caddie suggested. That's not how Spieth operates. 'It's really hard to get me to chip out,' Spieth said after he opened with a hard-earned round of even-par 72 at Muirfield Village. 'I chip out maybe less than anyone else that's every played the game of golf. 'It's demoralizing enough that I'll make a terrible decision not to.' That's what he faced Thursday on the par-5 fifth hole after a tee shot that hit a tree and bounced slightly backward, creating a lie that went against the long blades of grass and left him a lie that was close to impossible. What to do? No commentary is necessary. Spieth provides that on his own. 'If it gets to the fairway, I can make 4,' he told Michael Greller, the caddie who has worked with him since the U.S. Junior in 2011. 'Versus do I still make 5 if I can't get it to the fairway.' The fairway was only 115 yards away — the lie was that bad. They reasoned that if he didn't carry it to the fairway, he'd have to lay up again because of water in front of the green. Spieth still figured he could get that up-and-down for par. As he settled over the shot, Greller made one last pitch: 'Why don't you hit it right there?' he said to Spieth, indicating a chip-out to the left. 'I don't want to hit it right there,' Spieth said. 'Because I'm hitting good shots, and they're getting absolutely boned so far, so I can't accept it.' No one can fault Greller for trying to talk some safe sense into him, and this wasn't the first time. Spieth is aware of that. 'His hands are tied on some of those,' Spieth after his round, and then revisited that shot on the fifth hole. 'I didn't think I was going to be able to reach the fairway, and I talked him into ... I could still make par either way. The reality was eight of 10 (times), I'm not going to cover. I should punch it out.' He hammered it. The ball caught the first cut and barely made it back to the fairway. That left him 128 yards to the hole, and his third shot was 25 feet below the hole. Spieth holed the putt, of course. 'It actually got to the fairway and I made birdie,' he said, 'which doesn't help the whole cause.' ___ AP golf:
