Jordan Spieth’s big problem since his comeback on the PGA Tour has just been exposed by Scottie Scheffler

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Jordan Spieth was paired with Scottie Scheffler for the first two rounds of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

Scheffler has been totally dominant over the past two years, although he’s still yet to tuck away his first PGA Tour win of 2025.

That will undoubtedly come soon, with the 28-year-old Texan currently sitting at the top of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson leaderboard.

Meanwhile, Spieth continues to struggle since his return from wrist surgery in August 2024. In fact, he has been nowhere near his best for at least two years now.

The fans in McKinney, Texas were hugely excited when it was announced that Scheffler was set to play alongside his friend Spieth at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

However, both players experienced majorly contrasting fortunes.

Jordan Spieth’s problem since PGA Tour comeback exposed by Scottie Scheffler

After his first round 61, Scheffler was shocked at how firm TPC Craig Ranch was.

However, after the rain delay on Friday morning, the course will undoubtedly be incredible soft and extremely scoreable as a result.

Spieth actually fought back really well after a terrible start to his second round on Friday. At the time of writing, the players are in the mist of a rain delay, and the Dallas native currently sits at four-under par for the tournament through 27 holes.

However, he could have been so much better off.

He made a double bogey on the 12th hole, his third hole of the day. The 31-year-old flared his drive out to the right into the deep rough.

Spieth then attempted to gauge his ball out, but he couldn’t even advance it from its original position. He was then forced to take a drop from an unplayable lie, and ended up making a double bogey six.

It was poor course management from the three-time major winner. He should have either taken an ‘unplayable drop’ first time around or been less greedy with his attempt to advance his ball up the fairway.

And Scheffler exposed Spieth flaws during the second round at Craig Ranch.

Difference between Scheffler and Spieth perfectly summed up

Scheffler showed Spieth exactly how it’s done around 10 minutes after his good friend’s problems on the 12th hole.

The two-time Masters champion pulled his tee shot to the left, and found his ball submerged in the deep grass.

Scheffler advanced his ball no more than 70 yards down the fairway, and then got up and down from 139 yards out to make a crucial momentum saving par.

The way that Scheffler and Spieth both tried to navigate their way out of trouble on the 12th and 13th holes was symptomatic of the different directions their respective careers have taken since 2022.

Perhaps Spieth should closely study the way that Scheffler goes about his business. He would undoubtedly learn a lot from him.