When The Open Championship begins on July 17, 2017 champion Jordan Spieth will likely be amongst these competing to win the coveted Claret Jug. Spieth, who lately had to withdraw from the Vacationers Championship on account of damage, has confirmed that he’ll play within the last main match of the 2025 season.
The 31-year-old, three-time main winner mentioned that he’s wholesome whereas detailing the damage that led to the primary withdrawal of his profession in 297 PGA Tour begins. Spieth had previously said that he awoke feeling a ache in his neck on the morning on the primary day of the Vacationers Championship. He tried to play by means of the ache however finally withdrew after he hit his tee shot on the 13th hole.
“It was a bizarre neck spasm factor that simply got here up and I could not get by means of the spherical,” Spieth said on “Up & Adams.” “It was an odd deal. I’ve acquired a superb workforce right here that I work with. I knew it was gonna be brief lived, and it was solely sort of some days.
“I have been again to full power, preparing for The Open Championship subsequent week, our final main of the yr, after which now we have our playoffs after that. So quite a lot of huge occasions left, however yeah, I’ve no restrictions, which is nice.”
Accidents have plagued the world’s former No. 1 ranked golfer for the previous a number of years. Late final summer time, Spieth underwent surgical procedure to resolve a nagging wrist damage that originally began bothering him approach again in 2017.
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With that damage lastly behind him, Spieth had been having fun with a strong season previous to his WD on the Vacationers. Of his 16 begins this season, he has completed within the top-20 seven occasions. He additionally has two top-five finishes that embody his fourth place end at The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, an occasion that was received by fellow Texan Scottie Scheffler.
Spieth, who stays in pursuit of his first main since he received The Open eight years in the past, completed T14 on the Masters, missed the lower on the PGA Championship and T23 on the U.S. Open.
Spieth’s arrival at The Open could also be delayed as he and his spouse Annie expect their youngster youngster any day now.
“I will be a bit of little bit of a late arrival, however I will be there,” Spieth mentioned. “Fortunately, I’ve performed The Open at this course in Northern Eire six years in the past now, so I will not really feel like I’ve to study a brand new place. Yeah, simply making an attempt to get all of the work in earlier than the infant comes, make certain everyone is nice, after which I am going to head abroad.”
Spieth alluded to this being the second time that he’ll play The Open at Royal Potrush. The final time The Open was performed right here (in 2019), Spieth completed T20 behind champion Shane Lowry.