When he first turned pro, Jordan Spieth had already raised everyone’s expectations. Not three years into the PGA Tour, he wrote his legacy, winning the coveted green jacket at Augusta. The last few years, however, have been far unkind to him.

And so, even though he is the Masters champion, he is no longer part of a routine that many names of his caliber on that ground are selected for, begging one to wonder why?

“I didn’t even get asked, I don’t think,” Spieth told Brentley Romine on Wednesday about not talking to the media during the lead-up to the Masters. “It’s nice. I had a lot going on from Sunday night until now anyways, so to be able to try to catch up on rest while still getting enough done out here, it’s felt like a lot of golf this week, which has been good.”

Augusta National schedules select players for pre-tournament interviews. These interviews are done on Monday and Tuesday. This year, the invitees included top names like Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau, and others. However, Augusta National Golf Club did not invite Jordan Spieth for media duties, and there may be a solid reason why.

Spieth had been part of the routine since he won in 2015. But with his form declining every year, Spieth hasn’t reclaimed the excellence that once defined him. And as he awaits his first win in about four years, his name has been missing from this list. It was also not present on the 2025 Masters press conference schedule.

The American professional’s last win on the PGA Tour came in 2022 at the RBC Heritage. Before that, he won 12 times between 2013 and 2021, including the 2015 Masters and the 2015 US Open. He has had several good finishes. In fact, he has made a few top-10 finishes in 2023, 2024, and 2025. However, his form is not the same as it used to be.

In his past 13 major appearances, Spieth has had only one top-20 finish. At the 2025 Masters, he finished T14. Things seem to be looking different for him this year, though.

He found good form ahead of the 2026 Masters. This year, he has had 8 starts and made the cut in 7 of them. The missed cut came early in the season, at the 2026 WM Phoenix Open. But recently, he had two T11 finishes at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Valspar Championship. He also finished T12 at the 2026 Genesis Invitational.

According to Kevin Kisner, this consistency and one stat can even help Spieth win the Masters this time.

Kevin Kisner backs Jordan Spieth because of his 2026 stats

Kevin Kisner predicts Jordan Spieth could contend at the Masters 2026 if his putting heats up at Augusta. He cited that the American professional has strong ball-striking capabilities. To add to that, he has had multiple top 15 to top 25 finishes this season until now.

“How about a little Jordan Spieth Green Jacket revival?” Kisner said, speaking on the Fore Play Podcast. “He’s not making any putts, but he feels so comfortable on the Augusta greens that if that little flatstick gets hot, and he’s cocky enough, I just think he could be around.”

Spieth has been playing par threes under par this season. Augusta National has 4 par-threes on holes 4, 6, 12, and 16. The 4x PGA Tour winner says that if Jordan Spieth can birdie these par-threes, he has a real chance of winning the Masters again after over a decade.

Support from Kevin Kisner reinforces that Jordan Spieth still has the tools to contend at The Masters. That belief adds an interesting contrast to his quiet lead-up. This rare media omission from Augusta National Golf Club may have given him exactly the reset he needed.