Jordan Spieth’s ‘Unfortunate’ Update After Withdrawing From Travelers Championship

Jordan Spieth’s ‘Unfortunate’ Update After Withdrawing From Travelers Championship
On Thursday at TPC River Highlands, Jordan Spieth was forced to withdraw mid‑round from the Travelers Championship, a first in his 297 PGA Tour events, after suffering sudden tightness in his shoulder blade that made swinging impossible.

Spieth, a three‑time major champion, began the first round visibly laboring through the opening holes, posting a 5‑over par score through 12 holes before he halted play on the par‑5 13th.

Despite receiving on‑range treatment from his physio, the pain intensified, compelling Spieth to concede the round and depart the course via cart.

“It was just like midway through on my irons,” Spieth explained during a press conference on Thursday. “Everything was great in my gym session, and I’ve been very, very excited to go out and play. Things have been getting better and better, and then my right (shoulder) just kind of locked, like tightened midway through the warm‑up.

“I just kept hitting, and then all of a sudden it was moving up. “Everything around it started to and then it was over the left and then it was like everything, so I stopped. It was both sides of my neck and upper back.”