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Jordan Spieth talks recovery from wrist surgery, 'Happy Gilmore 2' and more on radio appearance
It has been more than three months since Jordan Spieth had surgery on his left wrist, and as 2025 creeps closer on the calendar, the three-time major champion is nearing a return to action.
Spieth joined Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz on Tuesday for an appearance on Sirius XM PGA Tour radio. In addition to talking about the Jordan Spieth Foundation and its mission on Giving Tuesday, Spieth also delved into conversation about his recovery from wrist surgery, ball striking, Happy Gilmore 2 and more.
Although there's bound to be some rust, he recently was cleared 100 percent from surgery and has been pain-free. Next, it's taking everything to the golf course for full rounds.
Here are the highlights from his radio appearance.
How's the wrist doing?
“Yeah, it's good. Everything's gone according to plan. I've been kind of hitting on a ball count the last couple weeks and then I got the full go this last weekend. So I've been, the weather's been good here in Dallas, I've been at it the last, well, really, I hit Nerf balls for a while so I could work on some mechanics and not have the contact. And then now I have zero restrictions. It feels good. None of the shots, you know, I don't really have any problems with it. No pain, no anything. So now it's kind of just taking care of it, continuing to do therapy probably through the new year, and just be prepared to go start playing some golf and be prepared to play three weeks in a row. I think that's kind of the next step is actually getting out and playing, which will be fun. It'll be a little rusty to start for sure.”
Do you still have it? How's your ball striking?
“Yeah, yeah. I mean, now that I've been hitting for a while. At the beginning it was like kind of laughable, you know, three months of not hitting a ball and then the center of the face seems really hard to do and really far away. I could find fat toe and thin heel back-to-back shots pretty easily. And now it's pretty good. But yeah, it's been really nice. I really needed to reset some mechanics, and now whether I was being restricted from my wrist or not, it's been really nice to see some really solid productive days back-to-back-to-back and just be working the same thing, you know, kind of meticulously like, kind of annoyingly, right? Some of like the paused reps, you know, stuff that you do when guys go through swing changes. But I just, mine was just kind of getting it into a really good spot, and then from now it'll be working that onto the golf course.”
How'd you pass the time?
"I've been able to chip and putt for actually quite a while now. But before that, I was out in Colorado, stayed there for a month after surgery. I've got two kids, a 3 and a 1 year old, anyone who knows what that life is like if you're going to stay home, it's full-time. I had that. I really found myself actually very busy, maybe busier than when I'm golfing some days. In a weird way I didn't think I'd be like that. Working on the mental side of things, in the gym. A lot of physical therapy. Approaching everything like a job even if it wasn't hitting balls and playing."
Do you have a speaking role in Happy Gilmore 2?
“If they use it, yes. I was up there with Rickie. When I was up there it was like Lee Trevino, Nicklaus, Freddie, we had Corey Pavin. In our scene next to me was Rickie and Collin and Xander and Keegan. So, I mean, you know, yeah, it was really fun. It was super cool to see. There's a lot of other guys that were there before and after that have bigger parts. But it was just, it was wildly entertaining. I'm interested to see what comes out of it. I'm not actually sure how much I'm allowed to say to be honest, but it was something that, I mean, I was such a fan. Weren't we all growing up? Like, people who don't know golf are like, ‘Oh, have you ever seen Happy Gilmore?’ And it's like, well, we get the opportunity I'm gonna go try and be in it. And Adam Sandler was like just exactly what everyone says about him. I mean, the nicest guy, the funniest guy, just comes natural to him, and he's so involved, he's so appreciative. It was really a cool experience.”
Who took the most takes while filming?
“Yeah, you know, it was kind of, everything was kind of free-flowing, so it went through a lot of guys at once. It wasn't like everyone's one take. I mean, we left when they were singling into the legends table, let's call it the legends table, and that seemed to take a while, but I didn't see any of that. I think they had more going on. So, I think maybe Xander’s. Xander and Collin had to have stunt doubles. So, you know, that was, they actually somehow knocked that out quicker than I thought they would. But that was, it might be on his side of things maybe that took a little more, but it wasn't his fault.”
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