Jordan Spieth’s caddie, Michael Greller, has named the shot that he regrets the most during his 12-year partnership with the three-time major winner.
The 31-year-old is recovering from a wrist injury which plagued him for much of the 2024 PGA Tour season. As a result, Spieth is outside the OWGR top 50 for the first time in three years.
With surgery now behind him, Spieth and Greller will look to return to the winners’ circle in 2025 and potentially add another major championship to their resumes.
Spieth famously burst onto the scene in 2015 and won back-to-back majors at the Masters and US Open. Spieth was also in contention during the year’s third major, The Open Championship at St Andrews.
Michael Greller regrets Jordan Spieth decision on 18th at St Andrews
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Spieth was in need of a birdie on the 72nd hole to make a four-way playoff at the home of golf. Furthermore, the American was also looking to maintain his chances of becoming the first person ever to complete a career grand slam.
Unfortunately, Spieth misjudged his approach into the 18th and left himself an unrealistic birdie attempt, which he duly missed. Zach Johnson would go on to claim the title.
“For me, that was the hardest loss,” Spieth’s caddie Greller told Golf.com.
“A caddie once told me the better a player you work for, the more great wins you are going to have, but also the tougher losses you are going to have. You want to work for the greats, but St. Andrews was a tough one.
“He had won the first two majors that year, and he was tied for the lead with two holes to go. He missed a short putt on 17 and 18 if I had to redo. He ended up hitting a gap wedge, he was left and being aggressive as he was trying to make birdie on the 18th hole at St. Andrews. He ended up coming up a pace short, and it came all the way back down the bottom.
Greller continued: “He had to make a 40-footer to get into the playoff. But in hindsight, I wish he’d hit it to 20 feet behind it; it was a tough shot if you hit the pitching wedge, but I actually cried after that one. I was so upset. Not just that decision.
“He never said anything. He never said why didn’t we hit one more club. But that one, it was just he was on the cusp of having a great chance of winning the first three majors. Then he was solo second at Whistling Straits. He was not far off winning all four majors.”
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After winning the Masters and US Open, Spieth was so unfortunate not to add another major to his record during his remarkable 2015 season.
The final major of the season saw Speith once again in contention at Whistling Straights. The former world number one found himself three shots back of eventual PGA Championship winner Jason Day, who finished on 20 under.
However, had Spieth managed to get over the line at St Andrews, the outcome on Lake Michigan would’ve probably been different.
Thankfully, Spieth eventually won the Claret Jug just two years later at Royal Birkdale Golf Club. The American cruised to a three-shot victory over Matt Kuchar, which marked his last major championship triumph.
Hopefully, more success will soon come now the turbulent 2024 season is behind him.
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