Jordan Spieth sneaked into the weekend at Colonial Country Club as he made a late birdie to ensure he made the cut line at the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Spieth is very much scrambling with elements of his game right now as he battles between some good rounds and then slacking off to a level way below his high standards.
However, at Colonial on Friday, he showed his battling qualities to make a much-needed birdie on 17 after making two bogeys in three holes to put himself at even par and into the weekend.
Of course, Spieth hasn’t won since the RBC Heritage in 2022 and after seeing his good friend Justin Thomas get back to winning ways this year, he’s desperate to follow suit.
And speaking after round two, Spieth has admitted that he’s very much been at odds with getting the ball in the hole for around a month now.
Jordan Spieth admits the problem he’s been having on the PGA Tour recently
Any tournament with Jordan Spieth making the weekend is a better tournament. The three-time major champion is box office to watch, with moments of genius often followed by silly mistakes.
However, Spieth spoke to the media after his round yesterday and conceded that for weeks now, he’s been seeing the hole as much smaller than it actually is.
“Yeah, it was big [the birdie on 17]. I thought I actually hit it on the left rough. I thought a really good bounce to be in the fairway and then I had a good angle from there and a good number. It was nice to see one go in,” Spieth said after his second round.
“The holes looked smaller than the golf ball for me for a month or so now. I feel like I’m hitting my lines. It was really nice to finish that way.
“I played 18 a little safer than I would have with the wedge I had and may have had a better look at birdie if I didn’t have to kind of make sure you don’t get a gust or a weird, bad swing or something like that, but it looks like it will be good enough to have a chance this weekend. Wind is going to blow. So if there’s any time you can be on the cut line and make a big move, it’s going to be on this course this weekend. That’s what I’m looking forward to doing.”
Jordan Spieth’s putting stats in 2025 show it’s costing him
Anyone who watches the PGA Tour knows that one of the big strengths of Jordan Spieth’s game over the years has been his putting.
He’s been electric at times and when he was winning majors, there was a period where he never looked like missing with the flatstick.
However, his putting stats in 2025 tell a bit of a different story and back up his comments about the struggles he’s been having.
Spieth’s best statistic in putting terms is his one putt percentage, but even that has him down in 28th.
As for the rest, he’s nowhere near the level we’ve come to expect, with Spieth down in 57th for SG putting, 68th for putts per round, 104th in three-putt avoidance, and 86th in total putting.
Those putting stats, in reality, are something Spieth simply has to improve on if he’s to get back to winning ways.
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