Spieth out of Byron Nelson with injury as PGA status up in air

Texas native Jordan Spieth will miss this week’s AT&T Byron Nelson in McKinney due to a wrist damage, and his standing for subsequent week’s PGA Championship is in query.

Spieth stated in a press release on Twitter on Monday that he skilled extreme ache in his left wrist over the weekend. He stated docs confirmed an damage that requires relaxation and restricted motion.

“The AT&T Byron Nelson means absolutely the world to me and I am disenchanted to overlook it this week,” Spieth wrote within the assertion. “Taking part in in entrance of household [and] associates in Dallas is among the highlights of my 12 months, and the match employees and volunteers are second to none. I stay up for being again subsequent 12 months and a few years after.”

Spieth, who’s ranked tenth on the earth, stated his damage can be assessed week to week. He did not say whether or not he would be capable to play within the PGA Championship, the second main of the season, which is scheduled Could 18-21 at Oak Hill Nation Membership in Rochester, New York.

The three-time main champion wants a PGA Championship victory to turn into the sixth man to finish the profession grand slam within the Masters period. Spieth is certainly one of three gamers within the trendy period to have received three legs of the grand slam earlier than turning 24. Gene Sarazen and Jack Nicklaus have been the others. Spieth final captured a significant championship on the 2017 Open Championship.

“I am centered on therapeutic as shortly as attainable and must consider my restoration week to week,” Spieth wrote. “Honest due to the medical professionals who’ve supported me over the weekend.”

Spieth missed the reduce eventually week’s Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hole Membership in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is unclear when the damage occurred. He has picked up two of his 13 profession PGA Tour victories in his native state and was runner-up on the AT&T Byron Nelson final season.

Spieth was coming off an excellent stretch that included a tie for fourth on the Masters and a playoff loss to Matt Fitzpatrick on the RBC Heritage the subsequent week.