Jordan Spieth reveals the three big challenges he battled at the WM Phoenix Open

Jordan Spieth tied for fourth at the recently concluded WM Phoenix Open. He had a top-10 finish after around 15 PGA Tour tournaments. However, despite a strong finish, the PGA Tour player revealed a trio of obstacles that hampered his performance.

Spieth finished with a score of 16-under 268. In the post-tournament press conference, he was asked about different aspects of his game. He explained that he had a challenging week because of a new driver, a new putter and managing his wrist condition.

Talking about his putting, he said, via ASAP Sports:

"I think today (fourth round) I stroked it the best. I did the whole week. I don't know, I think I was just somewhere around even."

Spieth estimated that he was around even in strong gained putting for the week, however, he pointed out that he burned a lot of edges due to the tricky pin positions. Talking about his driver, he said:

"But my driver cracked last week, so I played with a cracked driver on the weekend, and I was trying to get into a driver this week, so it was a brand new one, and I honestly didn't drive the ball very well, and it's been a strength of mine."

During the tournament, Jordan Spieth shared that he made his wrist worse in the first round of the 2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The 31-year-old went through a wrist surgery in the summer of 2024. He tied for 69th at the tournament.

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How much did Jordan Spieth earn in the 2024 season on the PGA Tour?

Jordan Spieth had official earnings of $2,732,591 in the 2024 season on the PGA Tour. He played in 22 tournaments and made the cut in 14 of them. Spieth had three top-10 finishes at the Sentry, WM Phoenix Open and Valero Texas Open.

Spieth's half of yearly earnings came at the Sentry where he had a total of $1,360,000. He earned more than $100,000 in six other tournaments including the WM Phoenix Open, Valero Texas Open and the Open Championship.

Let's take a look at Jordan Spieth's earnings in the 2024 PGA Tour tournaments:

• The Sentry: 3rd ($1,360,000)
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: T39 ($70,125)
• WM Phoenix Open: T6 ($308,000)
• The Genesis Invitational: Disqualified
• Arnold Palmer Invitational: T30 ($123,500)
• THE PLAYERS Championship: Missed Cut
• Valspar Championship: Missed Cut
• Valero Texas Open: T10 ($223,100)
• Masters Tournament: Missed Cut
• RBC Heritage: T39 ($86,500)
• THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson: Missed Cut
• Wells Fargo Championship: T29 ($130,500)
• PGA Championship: T43 ($48,969)
• Charles Schwab Challenge: T37 ($38,675)
• The Memorial Tournament: Missed Cut
• U.S. Open: T41 ($72,305)
• Travelers Championship: T63 ($41,500)
• John Deere Classic: T26 ($64,200)
• Genesis Scottish Open: Missed Cut
• The Open: T25 ($124,617)
• Wyndham Championship: Missed Cut
• FedEx St. Jude Championship: T68 ($40,600)