Jordan Spieth has dropped out of the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in more than three years. The three-time major champion and former world No. 1 has endured a tricky 2024 season on the PGA Tour.
Spieth failed to win another tournament this year and missed seven cuts, including the Masters. He still made the FedExCup playoffs, but was eliminated in the opener.
After the FedEx St. Jude Championship, he underwent surgery to address a wrist injury that had plagued his game since the 2023 PGA Championship. He is now preparing to return next year, but will be ranked outside the top 50.
In the updated OWGR standings, Spieth's scoring average is 2.0829, slipping to 51st place. His form hasn't been that low since March 2021, when he went 82 games (or 1,351 days) without a win.
He ended that hot run at the 2021 Texas Open. It's a complete fall from grace for Spieth, who first became the highest-ranked men's golfer in 2015.
He won the Masters and U.S. Open, then finished second in the PGA Championship, which earned him the championship. He held this position for a total of 26 weeks from 2015 to 2016, winning the British Open in 2017.
While his career hasn't taken off as much as he'd hoped since then, Spieth still believes he can get back to his best. Speaking about his comeback plans after surgery, he told Golfweek: “I think by 2025, January 1, my goal is to be ready to compete. For me, it's not just about going out there. To see how it feels, you know, but to look forward to pushing my limits.
“I'm going to have a chance to work really hard on the short game before I swing it. So I should be able to get back to that work pretty quickly and hopefully be able to really get that done so I can prioritize getting back to hitting the golf ball. ball, and then eventually get on the field and play.
“I don't know how long it will take because it depends on how quickly mobility and strength come back, but given my age and the way things have gone so far, those are the strengths for us to recover. But I'll wait until I feel the same Come back and play again.”
