Jordan Spieth busted out in a shimmy after just barely missing a putt at the Sony Open, the PGA Tour’s first event of the 2026 season after the Sentry was cancelled due to drought
18:01 ET, 20 Jan 2026Updated 18:01 ET, 20 Jan 2026
Jordan Spieth broke out in dance moves at the Sony Open(Image: Getty Images)
Jordan Spieth is back in contention for PGA Tour trophies, and it looked like he learned some dance moves along the way.
Spieth competed in the first PGA Tour competition of the 2026 season at the Sony Open after The Sentry was cancelled due to drought conditions, and the 2015 Masters champion had a top-25 finish in just his second PGA Tour start since last August at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
During round three of the Sony Open, Spieth busted out in a calm, shimmy and exciting jig while trying to birdie the ninth hole in Hawaii. Spieth shook his legs after hitting a six-footer which just barely missed the hole.
The PGA Tour’s X account posted the video with a fun question: “Jordan Spieth or Elvis?” with the announcers saying on the replay, “I’m not even gonna watch the ball here.”
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Spieth doesn’t have status beyond 2026 and isn’t exempt from the full roster of Signature Events for the second consecutive year. He also hasn’t won a major in over eight years, but his placement in the first event wasn’t awful.
“It was a little bit of an off day, but all in all, coming into the week I felt pretty confident about where things were at, so I would’ve liked to maybe finish higher,” said Spieth, who opened with three straight rounds of 68 and finished with a 69 on Sunday.
“It was a nice finish, birdieing the last couple and feeling like I can take some momentum into the beginning of the season and hopefully get on a nice little run.”
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Spieth underwent wrist surgery in August 2024 and is now following a “healthy offseason.”
“It’s fun to be healthy, and fun to be knowing I’m working on the right things, and fun to be out here competing,” Spieth said earlier in the week. “I hit a lot of really fun, cool shots that I didn’t have in August, so I’m taking that as a positive. …
“Although it may not be all the way there where I want it in tournament play, each round as I continue to trust it should get a little bit better and better, and not caring about the result and just being dialed into the next shot is have I important right now because it allows me to free up a little bit more and I make better swings and hit better shots.”
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Spieth noted that he’s just like the rest of us, wanting to go back 10 years and just enjoy the rest of his career while he can.
“And if I’m not having fun out here – I mean, I know 10 years from now I’m going to wish I had these 10 years back,” said Spieth. “I certainly wish I could go back 10 years. All in all, if you’re not having fun, what are you doing out here?
“If you’re not being present and you’re not enjoying the fact that you’re living out your dream, and if it feels like a job hard work, and I tell you it has and it really shouldn’t. There is just no need.”