What happened to Jordan Spieth? Golfer withdraws from 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson
Jordan Spieth has opted out of this week’s AT&T Byron Nelson citing a wrist injury, He announced it via his Twitter handle on Monday, May 8.
Spieth wrote:
"Over the weekend, I had severe pain in my left wrist and had doctors confirm an injury that requires rest and limited movement."
"The AT&T Byron Nelson means the absolute world to me and I'm disappointed to miss it this week. Playing in front of family & friends in Dallas is one of the highlights of my year, and the tournament staff and volunteers are second to none.
"I look forward to being back next year and many years after."
He added that he was focused on recovering as quickly as possible and will be assessing his recovery week to week.
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Spieth, who is a Dallas native has appeared in the local event 11 times and his best result came last year at TPC Craig Ranch as he finished as the runner-up. The golfer notably missed the cut at Wells Fargo Championship last week.
The three-time major champion has been in good form lately with four top-five finishes in the last seven events, including tied fourth place at the Masters last month. He also finished as the runner-up at RBC Heritage after losing to Matt Fitzpatrick in the playoff.
Will Jordan Spieth Play in the 2023 PGA Championship?
The second major of the season, the 2023 PGA Championship, will take place from May 18 to 21. It remains the only major Jordan Spieth is yet to win. However, the new injury scare has put him on the doubtful list for Oak Hill and fans will have to wait to get a clear picture.
Spieth came close to winning the PGA Championship in 2015, when he fell three strokes short of Jason Day and finished as the runner-up that year. It's worth noting that his good friend Justin Thomas is the reigning champion at Oak Hill.
Who replaced Jordan Spieth at AT&T Byron Nelson?
George McNeill has replaced Jordan Spieth in the updated field for AT&T Byron Nelson.
There have been several other replacements as well. Kyle Stanely has come in for Camilo Villegas. Meanwhile, D. A. Points replaced Michael Thompson and D. J. Trahan has also been given an entry in place of Lanto Griffin. Lastly, Mac Meissner received a sponsor exemption for the TPC Craig Ranch event.
Here's an updated field for the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson:
- K.H. Lee
- Kelly Kraft
- Kevin Chappell
- Kevin Roy
- Kevin Tway
- Kramer Hickok
- Kyle Stanely
- Kyle Westmoreland
- Lucas Glover
- Luke List
- Mac Meissner
- Mackenzie Hughes
- Mark Hubbard
- Martin Laird
- Martin Trainer
- Matt Kuchar
- Matthew NeSmith
- Matthias Schwab
- Matti Schmid
- Maverick McNealy
- Max McGreevy
- Michael Gligic
- Michael Kim
- Min Woo Lee
- MJ Daffue
- Nate Lashley
- Nick Watney
- Aaron Baddeley
- Austin Cook
- Austin Eckroat
- Austin Smotherman
- Ben Griffin
- Bill Haas
- Bo Van Pelt
- Brandon Matthews
- Brandon Wu
- Brent Grant
- Brian Stuard
- Brice Garnett
- Byeong Hun An
- C.T. Pan
- Cameron Champ
- Cameron Percy
- Carl Yuan
- Carson Young
- Chad Ramey
- Charley Hoffman
- Chesson Hadley
- Chris Stroud
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- Cody Gribble
- D. A. Points
- D. J. Trahan
- D.A. Points
- David Lipsky
- David Micheluzzi
- Davis Riley
- Davis Thompson
- Derek Ernst
- Derek Lamely
- Doc Redman
- Doug Ghim
- Dylan Frittelli
- Dylan Wu
- Eric Cole
- Erik van Rooyen
- Fabián Gómez
- Garrick Higgo
- Geoff Ogilvy
- George McNeill
- Aaron Rai
- Aaron Wise
- Adam Hadwin
- Adam Long
- Adam Schenk
- Adam Scott
- Alex Smalley
- Andrew Landry
- Andrew Novak
- Augusto Núñez
- Grayson Murray
- Greg Chalmers
- Greyson Sigg
- Hank Lebioda
- Harrison Endycott
- Harry Hall
- Harry Higgs
- Henrik Norlander
- Hideki Matsuyama
- J.J. Killeen
- J.J. Spaun
- James Hahn
- Jason Day
- Jason Dufner
- Jim Herman
- Jimmy Walker
- Jonas Blixt
- Jonathan Byrd
- Joseph Bramlett
- Justin Lower
- Justin Suh
- Nicolai Hojgaard
- Parker Coody
- Patton Kizzire
- Paul Haley II
- Peter Kuest
- Pierceson Coody
- Richy Werenski
- Ricky Barnes
- Robby Shelton
- Robert Streb
- Roger Sloan
- Russell Knox
- Ryan Armour
- Ryan Brehm
- Ryan Gerard
- Ryan Moore
- Ryan Palmer
- S.H. Kim
- S.Y. Noh
- Sam Ryder
- Sam Stevens
- Sangmoon Bae
- Satoshi Kodaira
- Scott Brown
- Trevor Werbylo
- Trey Mullinax
- Troy Merritt
- Tyler Duncan
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Tyson Alexander
- Vince Whaley
- Vincent Norrman
- Wesley Bryan
- Will Gordon
- William Knauth
- William McGirt
- Zac Blair
- Zecheng Dou
- Scott Harrington
- Scott Piercy
- Scott Stallings
- Scottie Scheffler
- Seamus Power
- Sean O'Hair
- Si Woo Kim
- Stephan Jaeger
- Stewart Cink
- Sung Kang
- Tano Goya
- Taylor Montgomery
- Tom Hoge
- Tom Kim
- Trevor Cone