{"id":381317,"date":"2026-01-21T01:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T01:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/381317\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T01:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T01:06:08","slug":"jordan-spieths-strange-on-course-move-caught-on-camera-in-pga-tour-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/381317\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Spieth&#8217;s strange on-course move caught on camera in PGA Tour opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jordan Spieth busted out in a shimmy after just barely missing a putt at the Sony Open, the PGA Tour&#8217;s first event of the 2026 season after the Sentry was cancelled due to drought<\/p>\n<p>18:01 ET, 20 Jan 2026Updated 18:01 ET, 20 Jan 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_GettyImages-2256809783.jpg\" alt=\"Jordan Spieth broke out in dance moves at the Sony Open\" loading=\"eager\"  \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Jordan Spieth broke out in dance moves at the Sony Open\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Jordan Spieth broke out in dance moves at the Sony Open(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jordan Spieth is back in contention for PGA Tour trophies, and it looked like he learned some dance moves along the way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/jordan-spieth\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"SpiethLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Spieth<\/a> competed in the first PGA Tour competition of the 2026 season at the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/sport\/golf\/pga-tour-2026-sentry-cancelled-1460410\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Sony Open after The Sentry was cancelled due to drought conditionsLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Sony Open after The Sentry was cancelled due to drought conditions<\/a>, and the 2015 Masters champion had a top-25 finish in just his second PGA Tour start since last August at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">During round three of the Sony Open, Spieth busted out in a calm, shimmy and exciting jig while trying to birdie the ninth hole in Hawaii. Spieth shook his legs after hitting a six-footer which just barely missed the hole.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The PGA Tour\u2019s X account posted the video with a fun question: \u201cJordan Spieth or Elvis?\u201d with the announcers saying on the replay, \u201cI\u2019m not even gonna watch the ball here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/sport\/american-football\/emory-williams-miami-transfer-cfp-1630344\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1630344\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami suffers another setback less than 24 hours after CFP national championship heartbreak<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/sport\/american-football\/brady-belichick-hudson-earle-cfp-1630266\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1630266\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bill Belichick&#8217;s girlfriend sparks Tom Brady double date chatter with CFP final post<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Spieth doesn\u2019t have status beyond 2026 and isn\u2019t exempt from the full roster of Signature Events for the second consecutive year. He also hasn\u2019t won a major in over eight years, but his placement in the first event wasn\u2019t awful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIt was a little bit of an off day, but all in all, coming into the week I felt pretty confident about where things were at, so I would&#8217;ve liked to maybe finish higher,\u201d said Spieth, who opened with three straight rounds of 68 and finished with a 69 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIt was a nice finish, birdieing the last couple and feeling like I can take some momentum into the beginning of the season and hopefully get on a nice little run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Spieth underwent wrist surgery in August 2024 and is now following a \u201chealthy offseason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIt&#8217;s fun to be healthy, and fun to be knowing I&#8217;m working on the right things, and fun to be out here competing,\u201d Spieth said earlier in the week. \u201cI hit a lot of really fun, cool shots that I didn&#8217;t have in August, so I&#8217;m taking that as a positive. \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cAlthough it may not be all the way there where I want it in tournament play, each round as I continue to trust it should get a little bit better and better, and not caring about the result and just being dialed into the next shot is have I important right now because it allows me to free up a little bit more and I make better swings and hit better shots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/sport\/american-football\/john-harbaugh-giants-donald-trump-1630212\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1630212\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Harbaugh makes feelings clear on Donald Trump involvement in Giants hire<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/sport\/golf\/la-sasso-liv-golf-masters-1630173\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1630173\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Phil Mickelson convinces golf phenom to make huge sacrifice for him<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Spieth noted that he\u2019s just like the rest of us, wanting to go back 10 years and just enjoy the rest of his career while he can.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cAnd if I&#8217;m not having fun out here \u2013 I mean, I know 10 years from now I&#8217;m going to wish I had these 10 years back,\u201d said Spieth. \u201cI certainly wish I could go back 10 years. All in all, if you&#8217;re not having fun, what are you doing out here?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIf you&#8217;re not being present and you&#8217;re not enjoying the fact that you&#8217;re living out your dream, and if it feels like a job hard work, and I tell you it has and it really shouldn&#8217;t. There is just no need.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jordan Spieth busted out in a shimmy after just barely missing a putt at the Sony Open, the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":381318,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,21973,8693,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-381317","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf","9":"tag-jordan-spieth","10":"tag-pga-tour","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}