RBC Heritage: Jordan Spieth wrist tendon pops out, nearly withdrew

Jordan Spieth almost walked off the golf course after hitting a bunker shot on Harbour Town’s 13th hole during the first round of the RBC Heritage.

His follow-through slammed into the bulkhead of the trap, leading a tendon in his wrist to pop out, per Paul Hodowanic of the PGA Tour.

“It’s a thing that’s recurring,” Spieth said Friday at the RBC Heritage.

“I was lucky because most times it comes out, and I can’t turn it, and so I would have been screwed. It’s the [extensor carpi ulnaris] tendon. It came out and came right back in its groove.”

The three-time major champion then made an eye-popping

→ Continue reading at SB Nation

Similar Articles

Advertisment

Most Popular