2021 Ryder Cup Preview: What to Expect from Jordan Spieth
By Tim Letcher
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The Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the United States begins this week at Whistling Straits Golf Course in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The top 12 players from each side will meet with the winner taking home one of the most coveted trophies in golf.
As the teams prepare for competition, we will be doing the same by previewing the players in this year’s event. Today, we look at Team USA’s Jordan Spieth.
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Ryder Cup experience – This will be Spieth’s fourth appearance in the Ryder Cup (2014, 2016, 2018). He has played in 14 matches and has a 7-5-2 overall record. He is 2-1-2 in foursomes, 5-1-0 in four balls and a dreadful 0-3-0 in singles.
Worldwide experience – After going nearly four years without a win, Spieth got back in the win column in April at the Valero Texas Open. It was the 12th win of Spieth’s PGA Tour career. Included in that number are three majors (2015 Masters, 2015 U.S. Open and 2017 Open Championship).
What to expect – At one point in his career Spieth was either the best, or was very close to the best, player in the world. But after dealing with a swing change, he fell on hard times.
How, he seems to have corrected the things that have ailed him. Spieth looked much more like himself this season and it cannot be measured how important the win in San Antonio was for him.
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At just 28 years old, Spieth will be one of the veterans on this year’s U.S. side. His experience in past Ryder Cups should benefit this U.S. team.
Spieth will be counted on regularly by captain Steve Stricker. It’s hard to imagine that he will sit out much, if at all, during the weekend in Wisconsin. For his own personal sake, Spieth would also like to get a singles victory to get that monkey off his back.