Wrist woes at the RBC Heritage have halted Jordan Spieth‘s run for a while. The 13-time PGA Tour winner has been on a great run with 3 major victories. However, after winning his last event on April 17th, 2022, his form dropped for some time from the unforeseen injury in his left wrist.

After the title win, Spieth, at the 2023 RBC Heritage, was defending it cool, but his tendon in the wrist popped out while hitting the bunker shot. Surgery followed in August 2024. Needless to say, he was on a roll before his injury, but recovery’s been a tough road.

Talking about the process in the recent video of 5 Clubs, Gary William, host, and Gabby Herzig, golf writer at The Athletic, shared the details. “I find the process now to be the most interesting not just about athletes, really about all of us. It is his [Jordan Spieth] process that is at the core of it, isn’t it?” asked William.

Answering that, the writer said, “100% and there’s already been an extensive process from the moment he got that surgery until now.” During recovery, Spieth “could not feel the contact with golf balls,” so he practiced with Nerf balls instead, finding creative ways to stay in the game, she added.

Further, she shared that the 31-year-old sought fellow golfers’ advice on good surgeons. “He was asking other players like Sahith Theegala, and Billy Horschel, who had similar wrist surgeries.” Horschel underwent the procedure in 2010, and Theegala experienced the same before turning pro in 2017-18.

While concluding about the process, she shared that there will be peaks and valleys with the process as Spieth has recovered now. This explains his 2025 season until now.

Jordan Spieth’s performance after surgery

The 13-time PGA Tour winner stayed away from the course for more than 6 months. He played his last at the St. Jude Championship in August 2024. For his 2025 season debut, the golfer appeared at the signature event, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. However, his finish at T69, with 70-72-79-67 rounds, wasn’t the way we expected his comeback.

Just after that, he went on to showcase the best of expectations with a T4 finish at the WM Phoenix Open. His under-par 16 after four rounds was close to the top position as he recorded great in each round with 68-65-67-68. Above him on the standing were Daniel Berger, Michael Kim at T2 with -17 , and Thomas Detry at the top with -24.

Now, with his next appearance at the Genesis Invitational teeing off at Torrey Pines course, it will be an interesting feat to observe. Until now, the golfer has tasted wavy waters, but from 2025, will the golfer start an upward climb? What are your thoughts on it? Share with us in the comments below.