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Jordan Spieth admitted that he is “very healthy” now. The popular pro golfer was ready to battle for the 2025 Hero World Challenge this week. He wanted to win the title for the second time in his career after beating Henrik Stenson by 10 strokes in 2014. However, Spieth didn’t have the best start to the tournament. And the reason behind that has finally been revealed.

As tweeted by SleeperGolf, “Just announced on the Hero World Challenge broadcast, Jordan Spieth has played the first two rounds with a cracked face on his driver. He has a new driver in the bag today. Interested to see how this changes things for him.”

Turns out, Spieth was playing with a faulty driver. This led to him scoring 1-over par after 36 holes at Albany. He averaged 73.07% in driving accuracy in the first two rounds of the event. In the six holes he has played in the third round, he is averaging 100% from the tee spot. The driver has certainly had a huge impact on his form.

However, his position has still not improved. While he has made fewer mistakes today than he did on Friday, Spieth dropped to 20th position on the leaderboard. Hopefully, he can improve on that as the day progresses.

While he may not be able to compete for the title, Spieth can still fight for a top-10 finish and earn a big paycheck in The Bahamas this Sunday. He will also be eager to earn the valuable OWGR points that come along with a high-ranking finish.