Jordan Spieth, Nursing Injury, Withdraws From PGA Tour Event for First Time

Jordan Spieth injured his neck while warming up before his first round at the Travelers Championship.

Jordan Spieth plays his shot from the first tee during the first round of the Travelers Championship. / Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

Jordan Spieth withdrew from the Travelers Championship on Thursday, having played the first 12 holes of his first round. It’s the first time in 297 PGA Tour starts that Spieth has bowed out in the middle of a tournament.

Spieth had reportedly injured his neck while warming up on the driving range before his round. He decided to give it a go, but could not make it through 18 holes of golf.

Spieth blocks an approach shot on 12 and says, "I just can't do it man. I just can't finish a backswing." Showed him earlier using a massage gun on his neck area. pic.twitter.com/NRtcrAhg1o

— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterNS) June 19, 2025

According to reporters at the tournament, Spieth was clearly torn up by his first career WD. He was five over at the time he decided to call it a day.

Just sat in on Jordan Spieth talking at the clubhouse before leaving TPC River Highlands. He’s genuinely disappointed. He woke up feeling like pain in his neck. He got treatment, but as the round went on, it got worse. He couldn’t make good swings and knew it wasn’t going to…

— David Dusek (@Golfweek_Dusek) June 19, 2025

Spieth has some time to get back to his best self before the final major of the calendar year, the British Open, tees off at Royal Portrush in July.

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