The Valero Texas Open begins today in San Antonio, offering the last chance for PGA Tour players to fine-tune before Augusta next week.
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The 2026 Valero Texas Open field is set at TPC San Antonio with notable entries including Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth as final tune-up before the Masters.
Jordan Spieth captures The Open Championship in memorable Sunday at Royal Birkdale, claiming his first major title in over a decade.
Jordan Spieth delivers a hot performance at one of golf’s most prestigious events. Follow his impressive showing at The Players.
Jordan Spieth navigates bunker, rough and trees to salvage par on a chaotic hole during PGA Tour competition.
Recently, we reported that Jordan Spieth would be using his early season exit to undergo surgery on his left wrist. Now, the three-time major winner has shared via social media that the operation went as planned and that he is on the road to recovery. “I had procedure on my left wrist last week, as I had mentioned was the plan. The operation went smoothly and I’m grateful for the exceptional medical team and support of Annie and my family. Focused on rest and rehab, and I look forward to returning to golf healthy and prepared for 2025,” Spieth wrote on X.
I had a procedure on my left wrist last week, as I had mentioned was the plan. The operation went smoothly and I’m grateful for the exceptional medical team and support of Annie and my family. ⁰
— Jordan Spieth (@JordanSpieth) August 31, 2024
Focused on rest and rehab, and I look forward to returning to golf healthy and…
Jordan Spieth Hopes for a Swift Comeback
Despite the successful procedure, Spieth still has a long road ahead. The wrist is crucial for a golfer, and in Spieth’s case, his left wrist has been troubling him for some time. This has also been reflected in his performances, which have been rather inconsistent in recent years. Spieth’s last PGA Tour win came 28 months ago at the RBC Heritage in Harbour Town. Since then, his career has seen highs and lows: a fourth-place finish at the 2023 Masters, another near-win at the RBC, but also 14 missed cuts and a disqualification have marked his recent journey. Notably, his swing has changed – his clubface is now much more closed at the top of his backswing than it was during his peak in 2015. Experts like Brandel Chamblee expressed surprise at this change as golf.com reports.
Spieth’s ongoing issues with his left arm and wrist trace back to an injury in 2018 when he fractured a bone in his left hand, an injury he admits he never fully addressed. In May 2023, Spieth had to withdraw from the Byron Nelson tournament in his hometown of Dallas due to acute wrist pain. Although he competed in the PGA Championship at Oak Hill a week later, he wasn’t fully recovered. More setbacks followed in October of that year after the Ryder Cup when Spieth re-injured his wrist – this time while lifting a toaster at home. After several tests, doctors finally diagnosed ulnar nerve damage, providing him with much-needed clarity regarding his condition. “I believe that if I stay on top of this, I can structurally do what’s necessary to play my best golf again,” Spieth said optimistically at the time.
Now, after the successful surgery, the Texan begins the long journey back to his best form. It will be interesting to see how Spieth performs in 2025.
After more than a year in which his wrist has repeatedly caused problems, Jordan Spieth will now undergo an operation. He made the announcement on Sunday after the first PGA Tour play-off event, in which he finished third last. The problem is a torn tendon sheath in his left wrist, which holds the tendon in place. The tear first appeared a week before the 2023 PGA Championship, and Spieth has tried various treatments to avoid surgery. Spieth did not comment on the details of the upcoming procedure, saying only that doctors need to “recreate the tendon” in his left wrist “so it doesn’t dislocate.”
Unavoidable: Jordan Spieth needs an operation
Jordan Spieth’s season has ended early for only the second time in his career, as his performance was not good enough to qualify for the remaining play-off events. Spieth now wants to make the most of this time and have an operation as soon as possible. Spieth reckons it will take around three months for his wrist to recover. “Yeah I’m going to get operated on ASAP, we’ll go through the process from there.” said Spieth after the FedEx St. Jude Championship 2024.
As Spieth explained to reporters a few weeks ago, the injury began with a broken bone in his wrist, which caused inflammation. This injury had even occurred in 2018. However, as he played golf largely pain-free, he tried to treat the problem without surgery. Since the 2023 season, the condition of his wrist deteriorated and he dropped from 10th place in the world rankings to 43rd. The former world number 1 missed the cut eight times in 21 tournament starts.
‘I am very hopeful’
The wrist treatment gives Spieth hope of finally emerging from his slump, although he has never had any pain in his wrist while swinging: “But it doesn’t seem coincidental based on the amount of time, and really the results being the exact same every single week. So I’m very hopeful.” Apart from playing off the tee, the injury has been a constant burden: “Anything that impacted the ground was not a good situation for me this year,”
As Spieth has no firm plans for upcoming tournaments, he wants to approach the wrist surgery with as much patience as possible, which he finds difficult.”Other than two kids under 3, which makes it quite a bit harder with one arm,” he said.
Jordan Spieth has done it again. The American was already known for his outstanding short game in the early stages of his career. Now he saves himself from an awkward situation on the infamous par 3 ‘Postage Stamp’ in round 4 of The Open Championship 2024 thanks to his fine touch with the wedge.
Magic shot from Jordan Spieth at the The Open Championship 2024
The final day begins for Jordan Spieth with a few birdies and a small chase to catch up on the leaderboard. Three birdies already adorn the scorecard and Spieth only had to record one bogey up to the eighth hole. However, the ‘Postage Stamp’ with its only around 108 metres is neither a safe par nor an easy birdie opportunity. The green is narrow and the pot bunkers are a danger that several stars have faced in recent days. After a mis-hit tee shot on the short par 3, Spieth lay in the wet rough to the right of the narrow green. But with a chip, which has long been a trademark of the American, Spieth skilfully plays his way out of the tricky situation. From around 20 metres, he holed over a bunker and out of the rough of the Royal Troon for birdie.
Watch: The Shot From Jordan Spieth
Vintage @JordanSpieth. pic.twitter.com/m2VCOgMZud
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 21, 2024
Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas, Eli Manning and Theo Epstein took a stroll at the famous Pine Valley Golf Club in Pine Hill, New Jersey. The “Spring Break” boys trip is a tradition Fowler and Thomas engage in every year. In previous years Jordan Spieth joined his colleagues. With wild golf rounds and lots of funny videos the trips are well known among fans. This year the pros take a more layback approach, but Fowler crowned it with a one in a lifetime shot, well for pro’s it’s more like a few in a lifetime at this point.
Rickie Fowler Makes Hole in One in Pine Valley
From 182 yards, according to Golfweek, Fowler aced the par 3 third hole with a relaxed 7-iron. After a few seconds of hoping and cheers from his flight, the ball went in and on goes the celebration.
? #NEW — Here is video of the Hole in One Rickie made at Pine Valley yesterday. ?? pic.twitter.com/MsqmcvzqGu
— Rickie Fowler Tracker (@Rickie_Tracker) April 25, 2024
It took more than a day, but now the incredibly fast greens of Augusta National have claimed their first prominent victim. Jordan Spieth despaired on the green of the 15th fairway on the second day of the Masters Tournament 2024, but after the first round was interrupted by the onset of darkness in round 1. “Firethorn”, as the par 5 was so aptly named, showed its particularly beastly side for the veteran and gave Spieth a quadruple bogey.
Jordan Spieth with dramatic quadruple bogey at the Masters Tournament 2024
Even before the start of the Masters Tournament 2024, Ken Brown reported on the difficult and particularly fast greens at Augusta National this week. Not even a complete round of golf later, Jordan Spieth had to painfully familiarise himself with these qualities. After an approach shot to the green on the 15th fairway that was too long, he hit what should have been a simple chip back onto the green. However, what should have been a safe shot failed and rolled straight back into the water on the other side of the green as if on a pane of glass. It went back into the drop zone and after another pitch that was too long, again behind the flag, Spieth opted for a much more defensive chip. This was followed by two putts and finally the nine on the scorecard.
The shot tracker for this hole by Spieth is not very reminiscent of the American’s otherwise precise short game, but rather of a child’s drawing with a few abstract stick figures. Thanks to this track, Spieth is likely to face an even greater challenge in round 2. Without much of a break, the Friday session continues and with it the battle for the cut. At seven over par, he is currently well outside the decisive positions and has to fight to stay in the tournament.