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Jordan Spieth withdraws due to injury for first time in PGA Tour career

Jordan Spieth withdrew from the Travelers Championship due to a neck/upper back injury, something he’d never done in his PGA Tour career.

JordanSpiethJordanSpiethwithdrewfromtheTravelersChampionshipduringThursday’sfirstroundbecauseofaneck/upperbackinjury,somethingheneverhaddoneinhisPGATourcareer. Spieth,31,pulledoutonthe13thholeatTPCRiverHighlandsinCromwell,Conn.,afterGolfChannelcamerasspottedhimdealingwiththeissueearlierintheroundandeventuallygettingtreatmentduringtheturn.  Hewas5-overthrough12holeswhenhefinallydecidedtowithdraw,thefirsttimehehaddonesoin297PGATourstarts. JordanSpiethcroucheswhilegrabbinghisneckonthe12thholeduringthefirstroundoftheTravelersChampionshiponJune19,2025.IMAGNIMAGESviaReutersConnect“Everythingwasgreatinmygymsession,andI’vebeenvery,veryexcitedtogooutandplay.Thingshavebeengettingbetterandbetter,andthenmyrightscapjustkindoflocked—liketightenedmidwaythroughthewarmup,andIjustkepthitting,andthenallofasuddenitwasmovingup,everythingarounditstartedto—andthenitwasov