In a decade’s time, Jordan Spieth’s victory train that included a Masters’ green jacket has been replaced by a season of rough cuts and poor finishes. The PGA Tour pro has gone from joining the list of most wins to failing to make it past St. Jude Championship this year. A struggling form has overridden a once-young prodigy’s career, but evidently, some things never change. 

Back in 2015, after becoming the first wire-to-wire winner since 1976, Spieth had taken his green jacket on a tour. One of the memorable stops? The Dallas Mavericks’ home court. He’d wave the jersey to spur the crowd and be honored as a Dallas native. 10 years in, Spieth’s no longer at the peak. On August 10th, he finished at 54th to be left out of the PGA Tour playoffs, yet, he has found his way back to the Mavs’ gym. 

In a social media post shared by the basketball franchise, Spieth can be seen joining the team for a brief moment before the season kicks off. The no.1 draftee, Copper Flagg, vet Anthony Davis, and Max Christie not only interacted with Spieth but also presented him with some Mavs’ gear. “A special guest” the team called him. Maybe more of a ‘/fan’ too. 

If the green jacket instance wasn’t enough to speak about the 13-time PGA Tour winner being a Mavs’ superfan, his interest in the whole Luka Doncic said more. After the Dallas phenom was traded over to the LA Lakers earlier this year, Spieth couldn’t get over it for months. 

After admitting that the news ‘hurt’ him, he went on to express that there were 10 different ways he couldn’t understand the reason. But seeing him get along with Davis – who replaced Doncic – suggests he is making his peace with the new roster.

The Mavericks will kick off their 2025-26 season against the San Antonio Spurs in less than a month, and Speith revealed in July that he is counting on Flagg, while also expecting AD to stay healthy. His final prediction? A healthy Davis + Kyrie Irving equals a five or a six seed in the West. While that turnout remains to be seen, Spieth himself has been in a slump, thanks in part to his health battles. 

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Entering the first week with a 48th in the FedExCup standings, Spieth grinded through the rounds in an attempt to improve the rankings. However, after a 1-under first round, even pars on the second and third, and a 2-under on the final day, Spieth dropped 6 rankings, down to 54th. That placed just outside of the Top 50 players who advance to the following BMW Championship. That brief stint in the playoffs marked a heartbreaking season-ending, leaving him out of the Bethpage squad.

After five straight appearances at the Ryder Cup, the US team overlooked Spieth due to his struggling form. With a record of 8-9-5 at the Ryder Cup, the 32-year-old failed to make a case for Captain Keegan Bradley with his struggling driver. However, that is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Spieth’s struggles this year.

Spieth, who had been battling a nagging pain in his wrist since May 2023, underwent an injury to his tendon sheath. The golfer noted that the extensor carpi ulnaris tendon would often pop out of the sheath, causing agonizing pain and weakness. That nudged him to go with the surgery in August last year. That placed him out of the golfing scene until February this year, at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

However, his performances have been mixed throughout the year, with rare T4 finishes threatening almost-victories. Entering the playoffs this year, Spieth noted that he was in a better place than earlier. While not fully recovered, Spieth had made considerable progress. “I’m super, super happy about everything that’s happened [surgically],” Spieth quipped. “Structurally, whether it was making a difference or not, it was a reset and a chance to try to position things a little bit better and for the long-term going forward.”

However, more recently, Spieth withdrew from the Travelers Championship due to a neck and upper back injury. This marked the first time the PGA Tour pro withdrew due to an injury, out of 297 starts. That brings forward the disturbing season Spieth had. However, his return to the sports media hints at his relevance in the athletic bubble. Whether that will show up in his 2026 season or not, that’s up for debate.