Jordan Spieth wants to test surgically repaired wrist in Cognizant Classic debut | D’Angelo

Jordan Spieth‘s only trip around the demanding Champion Course at PGA National was 16 years ago for a junior tournament. Otherwise, he’s unfamiliar with a part of the country he calls the “professional men’s golf mecca.”

So when the three-time major winner from Dallas was looking to escape 30-degree weather and give his surgically repaired left wrist another test, he called his coach to inquire about making his Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches debut.

Spieth, 31, asked Cameron McCormack how his game fit the course.

“He goes, ‘I think it’s a great fit,’ ” Spieth said Tuesday, about 12 hours after arriving in “golf’s mecca.” “You’ve got to drive the ball, obviously, precise, but tough golf course in the wind. Bermuda (grass), that’s kind of what I grew up on.

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“He thought it was a really good fit, so it all came together in 12 hours, essentially.”

Spieth, who has entered three events in the past six months, was packing for sunny South Florida for his first crack at the Champ since he was eliminated in the semifinal of the 2009 Polo Golf Junior Classic.

“I remember playing it because it’s a bear of a golf course for teenagers,” Spieth said, pun intended … we think.

A bear for teenagers and adults … including professional golfers.

Spieth, 31, is here for two reasons: The wrist injury affected his 2024 season, preventing him from qualifying for the 2025 Signature Events, and he needs the reps.

So he picked the tournament he admits “I never even looked at,” mainly because of where it fell in the schedule.

“I also am playing a bit of catch-up … and South Florida sounds nice,” he said.