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Daily Record
3 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Hurt Jordan Spieth gives key injury news ahead of The Open after quitting Travelers
American star needs time off and fighting to be ready for Portrush Gutted Jordan Spieth has opened up on his painful exit from the Travelers Championship and offered a fitness update with The Open looming. The American star was forced out of the tournament in Connecticut having suffered a setback during the warm-up for his first round. Spieth was in deep trouble throughout and clearly in agony as he received physio from medical staff on the course during the round in his efforts to scrap through to the finale and conclude. However, the 2015 Masters king was unable to se it through and said sorry to partner Luke Clanton for leaving him on his own as he had to accept it was over on the 13th fairway. Spieth pulled out mid-event for the first time in 297 starts now faces a race to be ready for The Open Championship, which he won in 2017, at Royal Portrush. He said: 'It was both sides of my neck and upper back. I quit 30 minutes early from my warm-up and came back to the [treatment] table with my physio who was out there on the range, Marnus, who works with Scottie and JT and some other guys and tried to get on top of it. As I was out there playing, I just wasn't moving very well and then it just got worse. 'I was just going to try to see if I could somehow get through at even. It's a weird situation with an elevated event and no cut and important points and stuff. It's like: Well, what's the downside if I can finish of just finishing even if it's ugly and then I hit my tee shot on 13 and it legitimately really hurt. 'I was walking off that tee and I'm like: If it's even harder to turn, then I'm not going to be able to make a backswing that's even useful. It's only going to get worse to finish the round and it's not worth it. I thought that was the time." The Ryder Cup star continued: "I've never withdrawn from an event ever anywhere at any level, so I didn't really know what to do. It just became too much. I didn't see it turning around until probably Saturday. I've been doing everything right and I think it was just very random. 'I may have just slept wrong, I don't know what caused it. I've done the same routine. I didn't change anything up. I took Monday pretty easy. There was no excuses. It was very random. Unfortunate, given the timing. 'It's incredibly frustrating because this was 10 out of 12 for me and I was looking at this being the strongest one. I was very confident about that. Everything I had done in practice and the pro-am showed me it's going to be a really good event. It's just a very weird circumstance. 'It's disappointing. We're having a baby here in a couple weeks, so I'll have some time off now, obviously, to get healthy, but hopefully after a few days I go through the right process to just get right back to where I was. 'It's a bummer at this event, obviously. I've had little things here or there that everybody has, a hip thing here for a day or two, just random stuff. It was just totally random. It was not overdone. I didn't feel stress coming into this. 'If I was anxious or whatever that would have caused anything to tighten up, it would have been last week, and I had none of that here. In fact, it felt like a relaxing week. I think it was just a random one-off that, unfortunately, got worse and bad enough on a Thursday that I didn't feel like I could continue.'
Newsweek
13 hours ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
Jordan Spieth Suffers Injury, Withdraws from First PGA Tour Event
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The PGA Tour is hosting its final Signature Event of the 2025 season this week, as the world's best take on TPC River Highlands for the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut. While World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is crushing the course, his good friend, Jordan Spieth, had the opposite experience. Spieth struggled throughout his opening round and was seen wincing in pain several times, even losing hold of a club. The three-time major champion was 5-over through his first 12 holes before making a decision he had never made before: Spieth withdrew from a PGA Tour event. Remarkably, this is the first time in his career he has done so, according to the PGA Tour. That is a stretch that spans 297 starts. CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT - JUNE 18: Jordan Spieth looks on at the eleventh hole prior to the Travelers Championship 2025 at TPC River Highlands on June 18, 2025 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by)... CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT - JUNE 18: Jordan Spieth looks on at the eleventh hole prior to the Travelers Championship 2025 at TPC River Highlands on June 18, 2025 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by) MoreFollowing the withdrawal, Spieth was seen looking disappointed. According to Golf Digest writer David Dusek, he woke up feeling pain in his neck. As the round progressed, the pain never subsided and he knew it was not going to get any better. That led to the decision to remove himself from the tournament. Spieth is a 13-time winner on the PGA Tour, having won the Travelers Championship back in 2017. On skill level alone, he is undeniably one of the more talented players on tour. His ability around the greens is stuff of legend. However, injuries have derailed his career recently. He initially suffered a wrist injury in 2017, but managed the pain and played through it for seven years. It eventually became too much, which led to Spieth undergoing wrist surgery last year. Earlier this year, he reinjured the wrist during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. As the Texas native battled to regain form, his results have been all over the place. He has made 13 of 15 cuts entering this week, including four top 10s. However, he is yet to be a real threat to win late on a Sunday in 2025. It is unknown at this time how this will affect his plans going forward, including The Open at Royal Portrush in July. More Golf: Scottie Scheffler 'Liked What I Heard' from New PGA Tour CEO
Telegraph
14 hours ago
- Sport
- Telegraph
Rory McIlroy tunes up for Open with his second lowest round of year
Rory McIlroy shot his joint-second lowest round of the year on Thursday as he made a morale-boosting start to his build-up for next month's emotional Northern Ireland homecoming at The Open. The world No 2 described his 64 in the first round of the Travelers Championship as 'a tonic' and after last week's torment at the US Open – and indeed his on-course struggles since winning the Masters in April – it is easy to understand why. On Saturday at Oakmont he confessed that he had not really cared if he made the cut at the year's third major and that his aim in the final round was simply to play in 'a round in under 4½ hours and get out of here'. In the event, he fired a fine 67 on the Sunday to achieve a back-door place in the top 20 and afterwards spoke of his eagerness to return across the pond. McIlroy is due next week to move into a new home at Wentworth with wife Erica and daughter Poppy, before playing in the Scottish Open, the week before he tees it up at Royal Portrush. At the Ulster links, just an hour north of Holywood, his hometown suburb in Belfast, he will show off the Green Jacket to his countryfolk for the first time before trying to lift his second Claret Jug. McIlroy now feels confident of making that trip on a high. 'This is a nice tonic compared to last week in terms of it's a slightly more benign golf course and the penalty for missing isn't quite as severe,' he said. 'I just want to see some good golf and see some better shots. If you concentrate on that and you're concentrating on your quality of golf and concentrating on just trying to play to the best of your ability, the result will take care of itself. I'm just trying to play as good as I can and make good swings, and if I do that enough, more than likely I'll find myself in a position to have a chance to win.' McIlroy's bogeyless morning at TPC River Highlands – which gave him an early share of second, two behind clubhouse leader Austin Eckroat – featured six birdies, the highlight of which was probably the three on the par-four 17th. There, after pulling his drive towards trouble, he nervelessly flew the lake guarding the green from 175 yards, before holing from 28 feet. What made his effort in Connecticut all the more commendable was the fact that, for once, he was not the star of the show. His playing partner was US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, who also posted a 64. 'There was definitely a lot more 'Captain America' and 'USA' chants out there, which is cool,' McIlroy said. 'It's cool for Keegan to be here, be the US Ryder Cup captain and get all that support.' Another on six-under is former US Open champion Wyndham Clark. The American earned his own negative headlines at Oakmont after causing damage in the locker room when in a rage over missing the cut. Clark offered an apology on Thursday but his comments also raised a few eyebrows. 'I made a mistake that I deeply regret – I'm very sorry for what happened,' he said. 'But I'd also like to move on, not only for myself but for Oakmont, for the USGA [the US Golf Association, which organises the US Open], and kind of focus on the rest of this year.'
Irish Independent
15 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Rory McIlroy eager for birdie mode at Travelers after finding a ‘feeling' off the tee at Oakmont
While he has been battling for motivation since winning the Masters to complete the career Grand Slam, he has also struggled to hit fairways until last week. Getting emotionally and physically ready for The Open at Royal Portrush is his next big goal, and after driving the ball well at Oakmont, he's looking forward to making birdies at TPC River Highlands. 'Definitely last week, I found a feeling, especially off the tee, that was repeatable, that was working well, and I led strokes gained off the tee last week, which was a big thing for me,' McIlroy said. Making birdies in Connecticut should help his mood. 'I think the weeks after Major championships in these events, sometimes when you are in contention and you are trying to win them, it can feel quite difficult to go play the next week,' added McIlroy, who shot a joint-best of the day 67 on Sunday to tie for 19th 'After a week like I had at Oakmont, where you are not quite in the mix but you might feel you find something in your game, you are excited to come back and play again. 'This is the perfect sort of chaser for what Oakmont was last week, and nice to get out on a golf course where you feel you can make quite a few birdies.' McIlroy is joined in the field by Shane Lowry, who missed the cut at Oakmont but plays his fourth event in a row in the knowledge that he tied for ninth behind Scottie Scheffler last year. 'There are a lot of guys in the field this week where this is their fourth tournament in a row, so they have been put through the wringer the last few weeks,' McIlroy said. 'This is a welcome setup where they feel like they can relax a little bit and not have to grind so much for your score.' McIlroy will play the first two rounds alongside US Ryder Keegan Bradley, who believes new US Open champion JJ Spaun will be a big asset to his team. ADVERTISEMENT 'I think going to a course like Bethpage Black, the people are really going to be behind a guy like JJ Spaun,' Bradley said. It's a major week for Leona Maguire, who will be trying to end a miserable run of form in the KPMG Women's PGA at 6,600-yard Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco. The Cavan star arrives in Texas on the back of four successive missed cuts and faces tough conditions in 30c temperatures for her opening round alongside American Joanna Coe and Thailand's Patty Tavatanakit. There is no event on the DP World Tour this week, but Max Kennedy, Mark Power and Dermot McElroy are playing in the HotelPlanner Tour's Blot Play9 at Golf Bluegreen de Pléneuf Val André in France. Meanwhile, County Louth's Gavin Tiernan was the only Irish player to get through the first round of the Amateur Championship at Royal St George's. He beat Scotland's Niall Shiels Donegan on the 18th to set up a last-32 clash with Belgium's Jarno Tollenaire. Galgorm's Joshua Hill lost 3&2 to Canada's Isaiah Ibit, while County Louth's Stuart Grehan fell 4&2 to Mexico's Rodrigo Vasquez. Leading qualifier Conor Graham of Scotland had to dig deep to see off Denmark's Mads Viernose Larsen on the 21st. Travelers Championship, 8pm
Daily Record
a day ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Golf icon lashed the lagers to get over US Open and recalls his coolest moment
Jordan Spieth swapped healthy regime for beer and chicken wings post Oakmont Thirsty Jordan Spieth got stuck into the beer to recover from the US Open and clear his plate for a continued run back to form. The American hero is back refreshed for the Travelers Championship this week as he aims for a big week ahead of another busy spell which includes a trip to the Genesis Scottish Open and The Open at Royal Portrush. Spieth, like many of his colleagues, needed a mental reset after the punishing week at the US Open and broke from his normal health regime to kick-back with caddie Michael Greller and flush Oakmont out of the system in old-fashioned style. He smiled: 'I had a few beers Sunday. We were waiting for the Schefflers to come over here and he was after the delay. So I went to Buffalo Wild Wings with Michael. I didn't exactly eat or drink the way I normally do there. Most of the time, it's very, very good, but sometimes post-US Open, I just needed to throw a few back. I'm still young enough that that doesn't really bother me the next day. Last week, it was a pretty tough walk, this is my 10th out of 12 weeks as well, so my legs were a little clumsy the last two days. If you can get there by Wednesday morning or sooner after hitting a couple training sessions and kind of getting everything on the recovery side going, then we're good to go. I eat very clean and think a lot about recovery now. That's going to have to continue as I get older.' Spieth is back at the scene of his epic Travelers win eight years ago where he holed a bunker shot in a play-off to win the title. He said: 'Every time I come here, I think about maybe the coolest moment I've had in golf, which is in 2017 in that playoff. So it's always fun to kind of relive that when I come here and get out on the course. 'I felt like it was on every promo thing that would come on past the TV. It's on the Golf Channel, on a promo with other winning moments with other guys from a number of years. You come back here, you walk down by the locker room, there's a big screen and it will show different moments from this tournament, so I see it there. 'It was just one of those I just don't know how or if I would ever have something that's kind of that epic in the sport. There was, I don't know, 20,000 people around the hole, amphitheatre setting and everyone just going crazy. I'd love to have another opportunity, but stuff like that, you just have to relish and recognise that they're few and far between. 'I'm looking forward to this week. This is a big week. The Open is a big week. Then look to the playoffs and there's a chance I'd add an event somewhere. I'm not sure. It will just depend on the standings because the idea is to make it to East Lake.'
