Pro golfer Jordan Spieth is taking full advantage of family time in Dallas as he recovers from wrist surgery.
Driving the news: Spieth visited Brookhaven Country Club on Monday to meet young golfers at a charity tournament for the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation’s work with pediatric cancer research and junior golf development.
The 31-year-old also spoke to reporters about his recovery and what could be next in his golf career.
Why it matters: Dallas-Fort Worth is a training ground for professional golfers.
Dallasite Scottie Scheffler is the No. 1 golfer in the world and this year’s Masters winner.
SMU grad Bryson DeChambeau, No. 10 in the world, won the U.S. Open this year. His team is the front-runner heading into this weekend’s LIV Golf Team Championship in Carrollton.
Flashback: Spieth won his first Masters in 2015, as a 21-year-old. He was ranked No. 1 in the world that year and in 2016.
He’s won two other major tournaments, in 2015 and 2017.
The intrigue: Spieth learned how to golf at Brookhaven over 20 years ago. His first coach, Joey Anders, is still a junior golf instructor at Brookhaven.
“I remember our first golf lesson. … It was the first time I had an 8-year-old who was figuring out golf and was interviewing me about how to get better at golf,” Anders told tournament participants yesterday.
State of play: Spieth’s golf game flagged in the past two years due to persistent wrist pain. He chipped a bone in his left hand in 2018 but didn’t fully address the injury at the time, per Golf.com.
He had wrist surgery four weeks ago and was still wearing a cast Monday.
Zoom in: Spieth said the break from professional golf has allowed him to enjoy parenthood with his wife and high school sweetheart, Annie Verret. They have a 3-year-old and 1-year-old. “I’m embracing being at home,” he said.
What’s next: Speith has around eight weeks left in his recovery and hopes to be tournament ready by January.
“There’s always a bit of concern, like what if it doesn’t feel the same? But I’ll wait until it feels the same until I come back to play,” he said.
