$30M Payout to Make Jordan Spieth’s Woes Go From Bad to Worse; Here’s Why
Jordan Spieth is set to pocket $30 million in player equity on the Tour, thanks to Strategic Sports Group’s involvement, reports indicate. The 13-time PGA Tour winner will become the third-highest earner behind Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. But the $30 million can become a bigger headache for the former Masters champion.
And, to top that Spieth has no dearth of lingering problems. A niggling injury, off-course duties, and on-course trials and tribulations have made the year hellish for the 30-year-old.
Spieth has courted controversy at most important moment in his career
The last time Jordan Spieth won on Tour, Scottie Scheffler was the newest Masters champion. Two years later, Scheffler has ten titles under his belt, six of which have come since Spieth’s 2022 RBC Heritage triumph. Spieth has yet to lift silverware. Naturally, when the reports came out that $30 million would head to Dallas but not to Scheffler’s home, fans were enraged.
Comments like “Clearly not about talent anymore. All about popularity” and “Where’s my man, Scotty?” were frequent. That’s just now, when there is no confirmation of the money he is going to receive. The noise will increase, and rebel voices will arguably be louder once there is any confirmation of the same.
