Jordan Spieth details bizarre Pebble Beach swing obstacle

Key Highlights

• The three-time major champ ended Thursday’s opening round at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at 6 under, good for T11 in a loaded Signature Event field, the strongest signal of his 2026 season to date.
• As is tradition, Spieth’s opening round was filled with at least a little adrenaline — he dunked his approach shot on the 18th hole (his ninth of the day) for an eagle 2. But as it turns out, the hole-out was far from the most excitement Spieth faced in the early stages of the action from Pebble Beach.
• In fact, it paled in comparison to the … unusual swing obstacle he was forced to work through in the lead-up to the tournament: Himself.“I got in a bad kind of mental place Friday,” Spieth said, referring to the second-round 75 that ended his week at the WM Phoenix Open prematurely with a missed cut.
• “I was swinging it well and I decided to tell myself I wasn’t.
• I just had a bad day.”If you’re flinching as you read those words, you’re not alone.