Jordan Spieth to Have Surgery on Wrist Injury, Recovery Expected to Take 3 Months

Jordan Spieth is due to undergo surgery for the wrist injury that has dogged him for more than a year.

"I've got to have it operated on ASAP, and then I'll go through the process of what I'm supposed to do from there," he said, per the Associated Press' Doug Ferguson.

Ferguson reported Spieth's recovery could last for three months after the completion of the procedure.

The three-time major champion is sitting in a tie for 68th at the FedEx St. Jude Championship with the tournament still ongoing. Thanks to that result, his 2024 season is over because he failed to move up into the top 50 of the playoff standings, which is the cutoff for the BMW Championship.

With nothing left to play for, Spieth can at least have the surgery knowing it won't disrupt his calendar too much.

"If I don't have a reason to try to rush back — which I don't — I'll probably just take it as slow as I can," he said.

The 31-year-old expressed his hope that repairing his wrist will allow him to "come back stronger" in 2025.

It's hard to see how things can get much worse for Spieth. He missed seven cuts in 21 PGA Tour events and failed to register a win for the second straight season. He didn't finish any higher than 25th in any of the major tournaments, missing the cut altogether at the Masters. It was the same story at the Players Championship, where he was three shots off the cut line.

As much as the wrist surgery will help Spieth physically, it could have an equally if not bigger impact on him mentally.

"Yeah, it's been a frustrating year because it's been maybe my best driving year ever, and then the clubs that I make the most impact into the ground with, which normally are my bread and butter, have been pretty off," he said before the Wyndham Championship, per Golf Digest's Joel Beall. "It's not hurting, but subconsciously it's hard not to look at the numbers and think this isn't a coincidence."

Golf fans have been burned too many times to buy into the idea Spieth will enjoy a post-surgery renaissance. But him getting healthy at least raises some optimism about what he might be able to do next year.