Jordan Spieth Receives Brutally Honest Message From PGA Tour Legend After Disappointing 2025 Campaign originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Jordan Spieth has faced a tough stretch, and his struggles extend beyond just the 2025 season. His challenges on the PGA Tour have persisted for years now, with his last win coming back in 2022 at the RBC Heritage.
Few could have predicted the slide from Spieth after he burst onto the scene as an amateur in 2013, capturing his first PGA Tour victory at the John Deere Classic. Since then, he has accumulated 13 wins, including three major titles at the Masters, U.S. Open, and The Open Championship. He still needs the PGA Championship to complete the career Grand Slam, a feat achieved by only six other golfers.
However, that goal currently seems far-fetched. After missing the cut in the final two tournaments of the year due to the FedExCup standings, Spieth finished the season ranked 51st in the world, falling out of the top 50 for the first time since 2021.
Gary Player Comments on Jordan Spieth’s Struggles
Following this downturn, he received a brutally honest assessment from golf legend Gary Player during an appearance on “The Golf Supply” YouTube channel.
“Jordan Spieth I think is the best golfer in the world but in my opinion he was taught the wrong thing,” Player said. “And he just went downhill. He went downhill…. If you had a man like Ben Hogan teaching Jordan Spieth he would be the best in the world. He’s such a competitor, such a wonderful man. A wonderful guy for golf, the best short game, best course management but he just can’t hit the ball. That is a tragedy.”
🚨⛳️☝️#TRAGEDY — Speaking on The Golf Supply YouTube channel, Gary Player shared his thoughts on Jordan Spieth’s career so far: “Jordan Spieth I think is the best golfer in the world but in my opinion he was taught the wrong thing. And he just went downhill. He went downhill….… pic.twitter.com/coG6VmmCyK
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) August 14, 2025
Calling Spieth the best player in the world might be a stretch given Scottie Scheffler’s dominance over the past couple of years, but at one point, Spieth was certainly in that conversation—and he still has the ability to return to that level.
The 32-year-old recently made a bold prediction about his 2026 season, vowing to bounce back.
“Next year’s going to be a really good year for me, I can feel it. It’s all coming along. I’ll be healthy, and just structurally putting, the mechanics are all getting really, really close,” Spieth said. “One good offseason should get me nailed down to where I could be as good as I’ve been. That’s my goal.”
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 14, 2025, where it first appeared.
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