With the notable absence of Jordan Spieth at this weekend’s 2025 BMW Championship, fans are left wondering when the golf legend will pull out of the ongoing slump he just can’t seem to beat.
The 2015 FedExCup Champion failed to make top 50 of the 2025 FedExCup Rankings, consequently missing out on the BMW Championship and the Tour Championship. Retired professional Gary Player was not shy this past week when voicing his opinion on exactly what happened to derail Spieth’s career.
Spieth’s Career
With 13 PGA Tour wins, 11 of which occurred between the 2013 John Deere Classic and the 2017 Open Championship, Spieth is an undeniably incredible golfer. His short game is so good, The Golf Journal offers a masterclass from Spieth on it, dubbing him “one of the best to ever hold a wedge.”
Jordan Spieth boasts this impressive career at a young age, but in recent years the golfer has struggled to perform. He faced a wrist injury back in May of 2023, eventually undergoing surgery to correct the problem. He took 3-months off at the end of 2025, and made a return at the 2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
When speaking at the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Jordan was positive about the future of his career, stating,
“Next year’s going to be a really good year for me, I can feel it,” Spieth said. “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.”
Unfortunately, the Texan golfer hasn’t won since the 2022 RBC Heritage. Spieth continues to fall in the rankings, and is currently No. 51 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
On a positive note, Jordan continues to see success off the course. Spieth and his wife, Annie recently welcomed another child, Sully Spieth as seen on Jordan’s Instagram page.
Gary Player’s Support, and Criticism
In a recent youtube interview with The Golf Supply, retired professional Gary Player spoke on what he thinks is the problem. Coaching, specifically in America. He stated,
“You know, there’s a tremendous lack of knowledge with golf,” Player said in the video. “I would say in America today, the golf pros that are teaching know less about golf. They’re way less — and they got all the equipment, the technology. But I see them teaching golfers — they’re teaching golfers to do this [bowed wrist] at the top.”
In the video, the 89-year-old golfer shows viewers exactly what he is talking about as he swings a club in the air. According to Player, once you do that ‘you’re gone.’
Although the South African focused on Spieth throughout the video, he also mentioned other players he believed suffered due to inadequate coaching, including Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler.
Despite his criticism, Player offered plenty of praise to Jordan. In the same interview, he named Jordan ‘a competitor’, ‘a wonderful young man’, and ‘the best player in the world.’ Player simply believes Spieth was taught the wrong thing and it caused him to go downhill. Player also took time to admire Spieth’s course management and short game, a talent he is renowned for.
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