Jordan Spieth was removed from the 3M Open field on Friday evening after initially committing to play, ending what would have been his first start in the event. The PGA Tour later updated the field and Spieth was no longer listed.
The move matters because Spieth had been one of the tournament’s headliners, and his absence changes the look of a field that still includes Scottie Scheffler. Rory McIlroy is not playing, so the late switch leaves the 3M Open without one of the names that helped drive early attention toward the week.
The timing is what makes the withdrawal stand out. The tournament had announced Spieth’s commitment on social media 10 days before Friday’s field release, and he had been talking publicly on July 13 as if his game was trending the right way. He said then, “I feel better than my results have shown,” and added that he was frustrated by the results because he knew where his game was at.
Then came The Open Championship, where Spieth finished 10-over-par and missed the cut. That kind of finish does not prove why he stepped away from the 3M Open, and no explanation has been given for the reversal, but it does sharpen the contrast between the optimism he expressed and the decision that followed.
Spieth has not won a PGA Tour event in more than four years, with his last victory coming in 2022 at the RBC Heritage. The 3M Open was set to be his first appearance there, and his withdrawal turned a planned return into another reminder that his results still lag behind the expectations around him.
The next stop on the PGA Tour schedule is the Rocket Classic, while the Tour Championship in Atlanta is set for August 27. For now, the open question is not where Spieth will play next, but what changed so quickly between his public confidence and a late withdrawal from a tournament that had spent days promoting him.
