Jordan Spieth says what he really ‘didn’t like’ doing on the PGA Tour this season which he wants to avoid next year

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Jordan Spieth only has a few events remaining to turn his underwhelming 2025 PGA Tour season around.

Spieth has not won a single event this year and only finished in the top 10 four times (T4 at the Phoenix Open, T9 at the Cognizant Classic, 4th at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, and T7 at the Memorial Tournament).

Compare that to someone like Ben Griffin, who has enjoyed two PGA Tour victories in 2025, and there is reason to be concerned about the former world number one.

Spieth will tee it up at Sedgefield Country Club this week in the Wyndham Championship, looking for a strong end to the season.

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Jordan Spieth has not enjoyed ‘asking for exemptions’ this season

Spieth played in the first event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs (the St Jude Championship) last year, but failed to qualify for the following week’s BMW Championship.

That’s because he was not in the top 50 in the 2024 FedEx Cup standings, which also meant that he did not automatically make the field for some important tournaments this season.

Thankfully, due to his high profile, Spieth received exemptions into those events, but he “didn’t like” having to rely on them at all.

“Yeah, because I don’t… I didn’t like asking for exemptions this year at all,” he said. “I was fortunate to receive a lot of them, but you just never know.

“And when you miss out on elevated events, the way it’s structured, they’ve got the best players in the world at all of them, and you don’t want to miss any of them.

“It’s a big reason why I’m here. When I sat out, I moved from 38th to 39th, all the way down to 48th, essentially just by not playing.

“So it would be nice to have a huge boost this week and not have to worry about it next week, but I’m fully prepared to have some stress next week on that 50 number, and ideally, a good start this week or next week really takes a lot of that off.

“So the way to have a good start is to not think about it and just play the way I’ve been playing, but obviously that’s an added element that I don’t want to have, that I do have, and it’s just part of this year.

“I missed the first month of the year, and I missed another couple of events for different reasons, so I’m really, really looking… I’d like to finish strong this year.”

Jordan Spieth sets high expectations for 2026 season

While Spieth is disappointed by his results in 2025, it has not affected his confidence ahead of next season.

The three-time major champion thinks that all he needs is a “good offseason,” and he could be back to his title-winning best.

“But next year’s going to be a really good year for me, I can feel it,” Spieth added. “It’s all coming along. I’ll be healthy, and just structurally, putting, the mechanics are all getting really, really close.

“One good offseason should get me nailed down to where I could be as good as I’ve been. That’s my goal.”