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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales is a Newsweek contributor based in Spain. His focus is golf as well as politics and economics. Julio has been with Newsweek since February, 2025 and previously practiced law. Julio earned his Masters Degree at the University of Havana. You can get in touch with Julio by emailing j.morales@newsweek.com.
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Jordan Spieth is virtually locked into the field for the first FedEx Cup playoff tournament (FedEx St. Jude Championship), and with a very good chance of advancing to the second. The three-time major winner still has high hopes for this season, but he also thinks he’ll be all the way back by this time next year.
Spieth struggled with a wrist injury that kept him out of last season’s Top 50, which prevented him from advancing to the second playoff event. After undergoing surgery last summer, he has slowly regained his form and is currently ranked 50th in the FedEx Cup rankings.
Jordan Spieth of the United States tees off on the 1st hole on day two of The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 18, 2025 in Portrush, Northern Ireland.
Jordan Spieth of the United States tees off on the 1st hole on day two of The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 18, 2025 in Portrush, Northern Ireland.
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The 32-year-old is in the Wyndham Championship field looking for a result that will push him deeper into that select group.
“It would be nice to have a huge boost this week and not have to worry about it next week, but I’m fully prepared to have some stress next week on that 50 number, and ideally a good start this week or next week really takes a lot of that off,” Spieth said, according to the transcripts of his pre-tournament press conference.
Finishing inside the top 50 of the FedEx Cup rankings would allow him not only to qualify for the second playoff tournament (the BMW Championship), but also for all of next season’s signature events.
However, Spieth is viewing this end of the season as a stepping stone to reach the top of his game.
“Next year’s going to be a really good year for me, I can feel it. It’s all coming along. I’ll be healthy, and just structurally putting, the mechanics are all getting really, really close. One good offseason should get me nailed down to where I could be as good as I’ve been. That’s my goal.”
The 13-time PGA Tour winner has four top-10s this season. His best results were fourth-place finishes at both the WM Phoenix Open and the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Spieth hasn’t won on the PGA Tour since 2022 (RBC Heritage). His goal is to return to his results from 2015-2017, when he won 10 tournaments, including his three major championships, and the FedEx Cup title.
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