Jordan Spieth pulled off an unlikely birdie after his ball ended up in a trash can
Jul 2, 2026; Silvis, Illinois, USA; Jordan Spieth prepares to contend with a garbage can on his approach shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the John Deere Classic golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images
Jul 2, 2026; Silvis, Illinois, USA; Jordan Spieth prepares to contend with a garbage can on his approach shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the John Deere Classic golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images
Jordan Spieth has a reputation for hitting shots all over the place. At the John Deere Classic, he again did something along those lines.
At the TPC Deere Run, Spieth shot his 15th tee shot to the far right. The ball landed on the wrong side of the cart path. Upon reaching there, Spieth found his ball in a bit of a mess.
Two Michelob Ultra-branded recycling bins were present, and hilariously, the ball was under one of them. It was another “Jordan Spieth moment” for the crowd.
" One man's trash is Jordan Spieth's treasure." PGA tour posted on X.
Spieth went on to remove the bins under the supervision of a rules official. He finally got a look at the ball when he removed the second bin.
“Do I get to do anything about that?” Spieth asked the rules official.
The ball was embedded under the bin, and therefore, the official allowed Spieth to recreate the original lie by placing it on the grass. The 32-year-old did so with his left hand.
“That’s perfect,” said the rules official, as shown in the PGA Tour's X post.
What followed was a thing of excellence. From the rough, Spieth hit his approach shot 185 yards to 3 feet. He then went on to land the birdie putt to move two-under par on his round.
It was another Jordan Spieth classic on display. The 32-year-old holds a good record at the John Deere Classic and made history earlier at the event.
Jordan Spieth made history at the John Deere Classic
Spieth is a two-time winner of the John Deere Classic. In his first season on the PGA Tour, Spieth made history when he lifted the John Deere Classic title in 2013.
Spieth became the fourth-youngest PGA Tour winner and the first teenager to do so since Ralph Guldahl won the Santa Monica Open in 1931, as per ESPN.
The American secured the win on the 5th hole of a 3-for-1 playoff against defending champion Zach Johnson and David Hearn. The victory also handed him full status as a PGA Tour member.
Two years later, he again lifted the title through a playoff win against fellow American Tom Gillis and secured his fifth title on the Tour.
This time around, Spieth will be hoping to end his 4-year winless streak at the event.
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Written by
Avishek Sarkar
Edited by
Kaamna Dwivedi