In 2015, Jordan Spieth won the Masters and the U.S. Open in the same season. A decade later, he’s trending for an Elvis-style shimmy on the green, that, too, after a missed putt. Different stages, different stakes, both moments still somehow feel unmistakably Spieth, and that’s all fans can talk about.

The three-time major champion sparked conversation during Round 3 of the Sony Open when a 31-second clip surfaced showing his lighthearted shimmy and celebratory jig while trying to birdie the 9th hole at Waialae Country Club.

Spieth was seen shaking his legs after hitting the 6-footer, which narrowly missed the cup. He saved par. The PGA TOUR’s official account posted the footage with a simple question: “Jordan Spieth or Elvis?”

The humor landed precisely because of the stress that preceded it. Jordan Spieth started the day at 4-under and made a birdie on the 3rd to move to 5-under. But Spieth dropped a shot on the 7th, and slipped six spots down the leaderboard to T34. So Spieth was expecting to drain the six-footer, and he came close, as you will see in the video tweet below.

This isn’t the first time Spieth has turned frustration into viral theater, however. At the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont, he chunked a shot from thick rough on the second hole, then dramatically twirled his club in a stylized spin that exploded online.

At the 2017 Travelers Championship, he holed a playoff bunker shot for the win and unleashed an ecstatic dance with caddie Michael Greller — later admitting he “blacked out” from adrenaline. The pattern repeats: elite skill colliding with unfiltered human flair.

Context sharpens the image further. Spieth told the media at Waialae that he hasn’t swung the club well “for the better part of 10 years.” A decade of mechanical tinkering, injuries, and diminishing returns compressed into one admission. When a player carries that weight, even short putts become loaded chambers.

After 54 holes at Waialae, Spieth sits at T-13 with three back-to-back 68s, six shots behind the leaders. He advanced comfortably past the -1 cut line, averaging 318.6 yards off the tee while reaching 70.34% greens in regulation. The ball-striking showed promise. The results remained familiar: close enough to matter, chaotic enough to intrigue.

While Scottie Scheffler operates like a machine atop the world rankings, Spieth remains the Tour’s beating heart. Fans don’t watch him for precision. They watch because every shot feels like it could unravel or ascend without warning. The “Spieth Experience” offers no guarantees, only the promise of drama.

That promise explains why the clip detonated across social media.

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Jordan Spieth’s Viral Moment Sparks Nostalgia and Laughter Among Fans

One fan wrote, “Take me back to 2013, where he, without doubt, was the next ‘closest’ thing to young Tiger.” The nostalgia stung because it carried truth. Spieth burst onto the scene at 19, won three majors by 23, and seemed destined to chase history. That trajectory buckled under swing changes and wrist surgery.

Yet fans haven’t abandoned ship. “Just a hilarious golfer,” another wrote. “Elvis Spieth,” declared a third. Others piled on: “Lmao Spieth Aura.” “Spieth trying something new this year,” someone else added.

The affection runs deeper than nostalgia. Spieth’s unscripted moments have consistently amplified across TikTok, Instagram, and PGA Tour channels during majors and contention weeks, turning him into one of golf’s most meme-able figures.

But the most bittersweet of all, “Remember the good old days when Spieth made everything.”

Now, Spieth hasn’t won since the 2022 RBC Heritage, a drought now stretching to 1,372 days. His 2025 campaign delivered four top-10s, including a T4 at the WM Phoenix Open and fourth place at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, yet victories remained elusive. He finished 48th in the FedExCup Regular Season standings before dropping to 61st after the Fall. Not the steepest fall, but.

He entered 2026 ranked 77th in the Official World Golf Ranking, his lowest position since March 2021. For a player who once seemed destined to chase Tiger Woods’s records, the slide has been agonizing and public.

The runway is shortening. But if the Elvis moment proved anything, it’s that Jordan Spieth still knows how to hold an audience, even when the putts refuse to fall. The King left the building decades ago. Spieth, somehow, remains.