Oakmont Country Club was the stuff of nightmares last week, leaving several of golf’s biggest star’s shell-shocked by the end of a particularly brutal US Open.
And Jordan Spieth was no exception. Like many, the three-time major winner was seemingly left scarred by the savage conditions in Pennsylvania over the weekend.
Following a frustrating US Open, the 31-year-old father-of-two sought comfort in an unlikely place.
Endearing himself further to the amateur golfer, Spieth admitted that he recovered from the traumatic major by drowning his sorrows in beer and wings.
‘I had a few beers. I was waiting on [Scottie] Scheffler to get done, but he was after the [rain] delay, so I went to Buffalo Wild Wings,’ the world No 44 said Wednesday ahead of the Travelers Championship in Connecticut.
‘I didn’t exactly eat or drink the way I normally do there… Sometimes post-US Open, I just need to throw a few back.
Jordan Spieth endured a brutal US Open at Oakmont Country Club last week
The world No 44 revealed he drowned his sorrows in beer and Buffalo wings on Sunday
‘By yesterday, I was good. I’m still young enough where that doesn’t really bother me the next day.’
Oakmont Country Club isn’t for the faint of heart and after grinding it out across the challenging US Open setup, Spieth can be forgiven for his chosen method of destressing.
Spieth finished tied for 23rd at this year’s US Open, marking his eighth top-25 finish in 15 starts this season.
He set up a chance at a run at his second US Open victory with an opening even-par round but watched his hopes slip away over the following three rounds.
Failing to stay under-par – or even – for the remainder of the tournament, he finished at eight-over for the championship.
‘I feel like, off of last week, it was a pretty tough walk — this is my 10th out of 12 weeks as well, so my legs were a little clumsy the last two days,’ Spieth said.
‘I woke up this morning and feel ready and fresh, and that’s kind of what you’re looking for. If you can get there by Wednesday morning or sooner after hitting a couple training sessions and kind of getting everything on the recovery side going, then we’re good to go.’
Spieth will tee it up at TPC River Highlands, where he previously won in an electric playoff over Daniel Berger in 2017, in the hope of bouncing back from Oakland’s brutality this week.
He will head out alongside Luke Clanton at 1:55pm ET Thursday. Clanton only turned professional earlier this month after the NCAA golf championship.
After rising to world No 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking last August, the 21-year-old made his PGA Tour debut at the RBC Canadian Open.