Jordan Spieth’s season ended with 2 questions

Jordan Spieth, who returned to competitive golf in February at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AM, had a long-lasting vision as he dissected his goals in 2025 and beyond after his offseason wrist surgery.

Spieth’s near-term goal is to play a few games in a row and feel good from a physical perspective. At least in 2025, his “long-term goal” is something he knows, which will bring a lot of advanced golf.

“Then, maybe this year is a lofty goal, to form a Ryder Cup team,” Spieth said in February. “I didn’t have a lot of points last season, so given the level of competition in the United States, I’m going to do something very, very good in some very big games. That’s the final end of the year for the year, and it’s going to make that team a team.”

Although the Ryder Cup is his direct goal, Spieth’s main plan for 2025 is to serve as a launch pad for his remaining competitive career. He needs to stay healthy, clean up some bad swing habits that crawl when controlling wrist injury and build towards the next version of Jordan Spieth, which will take time.

“A lot of that is a decade-long prospect,” Spieth said in February. “I think if I try to get this year back from this a” has to perform well, I just get frustrated because even a while ago I haven’t really played golf. Obviously, even if it’s competitive, there aren’t many rounds in the game – I’ve just been there since mid-August because of the process. So I’ll shoot out of one step, but I’ll be in the first step, but I’ll be on the primed the photo the photo the pose, but I’ll be on the primed the photo the photo the pose, and let’s open the step, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hottest, and let’s get into the hot

Spieth competes in the Waste Management Open, ranking fourth. He tied for ninth in the Cognitive Classics and tied for fourth in the CJ Cup byron Nelson, while Scottie Scheffler escaped the field. Spieth also completed the T7 at the Memorial, but it wasn’t a factor in any professionalism and was inconsistent at best from a batting standpoint.

All of this led Spieth to the Wyndham Championship, the regular season final of the PGA Tour, where he tried to commemorate the FedEx Cup points and ended the debate for the Ryder Cup strongly. He finished the T31 at Wyndham and won the T38 at FedEx St. Jude Championship last week, the first leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs. Spieth’s Sunday at TPC Southwind was a roller coaster as he tried to play his own efforts in the top 50 to extend his season and secure a position in next year’s iconic event. Spieth walked down one on Sunday, closing the gap between the birds at ages 13 and 16. But he needs the 18-year-old birdie and has some help to advance to the BMW championship. Spieth’s season ended when his goal hits the green left bank and bounces into the water.

Spieth’s unremarkable performances in Greensboro and Memphis blurred the photos of the Ryder Cup. Captain Keegan Bradley wants as much experience as possible on his 12-man team, if Spieth piles together for four good weeks to solidify his place on the team. But now, choosing Spieth, like Cameron Young, Ben Griffin, Chris Gotterup, etc., seems unlikely, or at least difficult to prove. According to the metrics obtained by Data Golf’s real brushstrokes, Spieth ranked 15th in this year’s PGA Tour. This makes him the eleventh American of the season, leading the youth, Gotterup, Harris English and Sam Burns. However, Spieth is not in the top 20 in any individual statistics (over serving, approach, green and putting), nor does it rise to the latest like Young, and has no major record in English in 2025, he has two runner-ups and is currently in the top six in Ryder Cup points.

Spieth said after finishing the T40 in the Open Championship that he doesn’t consider himself one of the 12 best players at the moment, but he thinks he can get into the group by being excellent and winning the Tour. That didn’t happen, and now it feels like his Ryder Cup chance evaporated.

While Spieth will wait for Bradley’s decision on how to weigh his experience and partnership with Justin Thomas, which is related to recent results, the 32-year-old goes to another question. Does the 2025 season show a flash, but overall it is inconsistent, is it the launch pad he envisioned when he arrived at the pebble six months ago?

According to statistics on golfing performance, Spieth has played since the Genesis Invitational, which is his third event. Since then, Spieth has won at least matches in nine of 15 games, with his performance in the Players Championship (+0.12 shots) and the PGA Championship (+0.40) being his low marks after the season.

All of this praises his game trajectory and his chances of returning to the elite level he once occupied.

“Next year will be a very good year for me, and I can feel it,” Spieth said at Wyndham. “Everything will come out. I’m going to stay healthy and structurally, the mechanics are getting very, very close. A good offseason should have me nailed my own good. That’s what I’m aiming for.”

Spieth got off early at the Open Championship Sunday a month ago, and Spieth’s friend Scottie Scheffler once chased him to prepare his fourth big title for the celebration of the 18-hole celebration. Spieth flips the switch over the first nine and then makes the five birdies come home at 31. After Spieth’s eighth straight major season, Spieth walked down in the 18th Green without a victory, especially looking into the sky of Northern Ireland. Perhaps looking forward to the open title next year at Royal Birkdale, where he won his last victory. Maybe looking back at the player he used to be – the player he was trying to retake.

Either way, it felt very far away that day. In a few months we will find out if Jordan Spieth is closer than things.