Texas-born Jordan Spieth will miss AT&T’s Byron Nelson this week at McKinney with a wrist injury, and his status in next week’s PGA Championship is in question.
Spieth said in a statement on Twitter Monday that he experienced severe pain in his left wrist over the weekend. He said that the doctors confirmed the existence of an injury that requires rest and limited movement.
“AT&T Byron Nelson means the absolute world to me and I am deeply disappointed to lose him this week,” Spieth wrote in the statement. Playing in front of the family [and] Friends in Dallas is one of the highlights of my year, and the tournament staff and volunteers are second to none. I look forward to returning next year and many years after that.”
Spieth, ranked 10th in the world, said his injury would be assessed from week to week. He didn’t say if he’ll be able to play in the PGA Championship, the second major tournament of the season, which is scheduled for May 18-21 at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York.
The three-time major champion needs to win the PGA Championship to become just the sixth man to complete a career grand slam in the Masters era. Spieth is one of only three players in the modern era to have won three Grand Slam tournaments before reaching the age of twenty-four. Gene Sarazen and Jack Nicklaus were the other two. Spieth last captured a major championship at the 2017 Open Championship.
“I am focused on recovering as quickly as possible and will have to assess my recovery from week to week,” wrote Speth. “My sincere thanks to the medical professionals who supported me over the weekend.”
Spieth missed last week’s Wells Fargo tournament at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is unclear when the injury occurred. He has two of his 13 PGA Tour victories in his home state and was runner-up at AT&T Byron Nelson last season.
Spieth was coming off a good stretch that included a tie for fourth at the Masters and a playoff loss to Matt Fitzpatrick at RBC Heritage the following week.