When Michael Greller took a year off from his teaching job in 2011, he didn’t expect that one year would stretch to 13 years and running. But that’s exactly what happens when one underestimates Jordan Spieth. An 18-year-old back then, the golfer was just starting out, while his future caddie was a maths teacher in Seattle, caddying for his friends on the side for some extra money. They met during the US Junior Amateur, and halfway through Spieth’s first season as a professional, he picked won the John Deere Classic becoming the first teenager to win on the PGA Tour since Ralph Guldahl in 1931. And there it was…
The glowing green sign Greller needed to leave his desk job to pursue his dream life. But, the duo—who’ve practically been inseparable since—seem to be on the verge of separation for a little while, worrying fans.
The 2025 season will begin on January 2 with The Sentry at the Kapalua Plantation Course. And well, Jordan Spieth will continue his recovery process from wrist surgery and will not be a part of the season opener, despite making a few public appearances. For the unversed: He had suffered an injury in his left hand while playing with his son Sammy. Despite the golfer opting for a rest-and-recovery strategy instead of surgery, it never healed. The issues deepened during the 2024 season after a tendon in his wrist “popped out” while hitting a greenside bunker shot.
