Jordan Spieth gives fan a signed ball after errant tee shot
It goes without saying that if you attend any golf event in person, you better have your head on a swivel. Errant shots and errant drives hit fans all the time on the PGA Tour and on the LIV Tour.
Most of the time fans come away with very minor injuries, thankfully. On Friday in the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, Jordan Spieth sprayed his drive to the right, accidentally hitting a fan on the elbow in the process.
The ball bounced off the fan and into the fairway. Once he came up the fairway and saw what happened, Spieth signed a ball for the fan and gave them some cash for some beverages. You can see the shot below.
Here’s a picture of the fan with the cash that Spieth also gave him for beers following the lucky bounce.
It’s good the fan was a good sport about it, and nobody was seriously hurt. Not only that, but the fan also has the story of a lifetime to tell.
Spieth has had an up and down season this year on the tour. He has three finishes inside the top 10, including as high as third place at The Sentry. However, Spieth has missed four cuts, including the first major of the year, The Masters, last month. Despite the missed cut, Spieth expressed his love for the event and Augusta National.
“Since I’ve been here, it just seems to grow on me more and more,” Spieth said, according to Golf Digest. “It’s a special week from tonight through the Par 3 [Contest], now having two kids and having them involved in that, and then the tournament itself. It’s just a unique week, and I love it. I love contending here more than I do just about anywhere else, and I look forward to trying to do so this year.”
It’ll be interesting to see if he can regain his form anytime soon and play well in the majors. The 2024 PGA Championship will be played at Valhalla Golf Club. That one will be played in a few weeks, May 16-May 19. It’s important to note that Spieth has been dealing with a wrist injury that he’s been playing through.
The last time the PGA Championship was played at Valhalla in 2014, Rory McIlroy won with a score of 16-under par. Phil Mickelson was in second place with a total score of 15-under par.