Jordan Spieth hated admitting this after getting his ‘butt kicked’ by Scottie Scheffler

The good news for Jordan Spieth? A final-round 62 moved him up to solo fourth at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson for his best finish of 2025. The bad news? He still finished a full dozen shots behind Scottie Scheffler.

So despite a great Sunday, Spieth couldn’t help being a bit disappointed. At both the deficit and with whom he finished behind. Again.

Spieth and Scheffler have long been linked. Both are from Dallas and both would have overlapped at the University of Texas had Spieth not turned pro as a sophomore. They still play a lot of golf together and Spieth uses those rounds to measure where his game is.

But that’s where things have changed in recent years between the two. And Spieth got another up-close reminder of that on Sunday at their hometown PGA Tour event.

“I know, if I’m able to clip him when we’re playing at home, then I’m playing really well. That’s just the way it’s been the last few years. It didn’t used to be that way. I used to get him every time,” Spieth said.