Jordan Spieth is finding his stroke just in time for the PGA Tour’s major season, but the star golfer is also getting a bit of assistance ahead of this week’s Truist Championship. Spieth finished fourth at the Byron Nelson, but the golfer’s 19-under score did not quite compare to Scottie Scheffler’s sizzling 31-under performance.
Despite his inability to chase down Scheffler, Spieth is still playing in top form just ahead of the PGA Championship. Spieth admits that he is at a bit of a loss on how to top Scheffler.
“It’s inspiring what he’s doing,” Spieth said of Scheffler on Sunday, per Golf.com’s Sean Zak. “It makes me want to work harder and be better, especially after watching him for two days and just getting my butt kicked.
“I didn’t play great golf, but even if I did, it would have been hard to be at 18-under in two rounds. I don’t think I’ve ever done that,” Spieth added.
“So just getting your butt kicked right there face-to-face at this tournament really stinks.”
The Truist Championship will be held at The Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Wissahickon Course, with World No. 2 and four-time Truist Championship winner Rory McIlroy set to defend his title.
The field will be finalized following the conclusion of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson.
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As for the Truist Championship, the PGA Tour initially announced Spieth would be an alternate for the tournament. It was later revealed that Spieth along with Rickie Fowler were among the golfers granted a sponsor’s exemption to play in the Truist Championship.
Jordan Spieth’s game is trending with another shot at the career Grand Slam coming soon at the PGA Championship. 📈👀 pic.twitter.com/0FK9ex4sbZ
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“Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth and Gary Woodland have secured three of the four sponsor’s exemptions for next week,” Zak detailed in a May 2, message on X.
These exemptions allow the tournament’s leadership to place select golfers in the field who did not qualify for the event.
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