Jordan Spieth Urges Fans to Lower Expectations Despite Fixing PGA Tour Comeback Date
Spieth Saturdays are back? Well.. it depends but Jordan Spieth does not want the pressure. After a long road to recovery from wrist surgery, he is finally ready to get back to competitive golf at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The tournament is scheduled from January 30 to February 2. This will mark his first event in over five months.
The pro injured his wrist in May 2023, when the extensor carpi ulnaris tendon caused him significant pain and impacted his game. He underwent surgery in August’24 to rebuild the sheath of the tendon. After months of rehab, Spieth is feeling good physically. However, he admits that his swing is still not quite where it needs to be. “Having to take three months off swinging forces you to come back and be wet concrete,” Spieth added. He’s aware that the road to recovery isn’t just about fixing his wrist but also about recalibrating his entire game, mentally and physically.
Spieth isn’t expecting to hit the ground running and dominate right away. His goal is to find a rhythm, rebuild his confidence, and take it one step at a time. “I think I’m trying to look big picture,” he said. “I don’t want to put too much pressure on a hot start. I just want to get back into a rhythm. This is by far the longest I’ve gone between tournament rounds.”
Surgery and rehab have surely helped Spieth: “I had some really bad habits for a long time,” Spieth said. “Whether it was something that would have happened anyway or whether anything in my wrist was causing me to not be able to get into certain positions, I don’t have that issue now.”
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During his recovery, Spieth has spent a lot of time reflecting on the mental side of his game, including the confidence and consistency required to compete at the highest level. “I think the biggest goals for me, I want to feel like I step on the tee and I know I’m one of the best golfers in the world — I have no doubts about that when I step on the tee,” he said. This mental reset could be just as important as the physical one.
As he gears up for his comeback at Pebble Beach, Spieth is also well aware of how competitive the PGA Tour has become. There’s a new wave of players, younger and hungrier than ever, and Spieth has watched this shift firsthand. With his ranking now sitting at No. 70 — a far cry from the No. 1 spot he once held in 2015. But he’ll try with one constant by his side.
When Jordan Spieth makes his long-awaited return at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, he won’t just have his clubs in hand; he’ll also have his close friend, and caddie, Michael Greller by his side. The iconic player-caddie duo is reuniting after a brief yet buzzworthy break.
At the season opener, Greller carried a different bag—Max Homa’s. Naturally, this sparked some chatter among fans, with everyone wondering if there was more to the story. Spoiler alert: there wasn’t. It was just a fill-in gig. Homa needed a stand-in while his regular caddie, Joe Greiner, was away, and Greller had some time on his hands.
For those who don’t know, Greller wasn’t always a full-time caddie. In 2011, he was a math teacher in Seattle, caddying on the side just for fun. Then came the 18-year-old Spieth at the U.S. Junior Amateur, and everything changed. A few years later, when Spieth clinched the John Deere Classic as a teenager, Greller saw the potential. He left the classroom to join Spieth full-time—and the rest is history.
These two have been through it all — from major wins to tough slumps — and their partnership is built on trust, chemistry, and a shared goal to get back to the top. And now, with Spieth returning to competition, having Greller by his side feels like the perfect way to start the next chapter.
