There will not be a second career Grand Slam winner this year, as Jordan Spieth missed the cut by one shot at the PGA Championship.
Spieth shot 3-under 68 on Friday at Quail Hollow, rebounding after a tough opening round of 76 to give himself a chance at the weekend. Playing in the early wave, Spieth sat back and watched as the cutline teetered between 1-over and 2-over all afternoon. Ultimately, though, Spieth fell one shot short.
Jordan Spieth converts eagle to begin his second round at PGA Championship
Spieth will now wait another year to complete the career grand slam. He hasn’t come particularly close to achieving the feat in recent years. He’s not had a top-10 finish in this tournament since 2019, when he tied for third but was a distant six shots back from winner Brooks Koepka. Spieth has held the other three legs of the career grand slam since 2017.
As he started on the back nine, Spieth will look back at the par-5 seventh hole as his biggest chance squandered. Gettable for most in the field, Spieth was in a greenside bunker after his second shot but was unable to get up-and-down for a birdie that would have made the difference.
Spieth wasn’t the only big name to miss the weekend. His good friend Justin Thomas, the 2017 PGA Championship winner at Quail Hollow, is headed home early. Thomas finished 3-over after shooting 72 on Friday. Thomas made three straight bogeys on Nos. 5-7, which sank his chances. He bounced back with a birdie on the eighth but still fell two shots off the cutline.
