Complete box for 2025 Cognizant Vintage highlighted via first-timer Jordan Spieth

Jordan Spieth has been added to the sector for subsequent week’s Cognizant Vintage.Spieth, who hasn’t ever performed the once a year PGA Excursion prevent at PGA Nationwide in Palm Seashore Gardens, Florida, was once introduced as committing about an hour and a part after the preliminary box listing dropped. Spieth’s addition bumps Karl Vilips to first exchange, which means 10 Korn Ferry Excursion graduates will start the week at the exchange listing.Additionally within the Cognizant box are 3 top-20 avid gamers on the planet – Russell Henley (17), Sepp Straka (18) and Shane Lowry (19) – and newbie Luke Clanton, who’s a made minimize clear of a PGA Excursion card and enjoying on a sponsor invite.There are nonetheless 5 spots now not stuffed, 4 by way of the Monday qualifier and one unrestricted sponsor exemption.Spieth, who underwent left-wrist surgical procedure ultimate August, has performed 3 times this yr – T-69 at Pebble, T-4 at Phoenix and a contemporary MC at Genesis. He stated just lately at the Smylie Display that he was once a “respectable 4- to 6-handicap” two weeks sooner than returning at Pebble. He’s lately No. 67 on the planet scores.”Truthfully, the meteoric upward push from then till now has been one of the crucial maximum spectacular growth in my recreation that I’ve ever had,” Spieth advised host Smylie Kaufman, “however that’s now not pronouncing an entire lot as a result of I began less than I had since I used to be more than likely 9 [years old].”Spieth did not divulge his intentions to play Cognizant on that podcast, regardless that he did say he was once taking a look ahead to the Florida Swing with its heat climate and Bermudagrass. He’s in The Gamers, regardless that would want a sponsor exemption for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, which is between Cognizant and The Gamers.”I in reality want I were given extra out of ultimate week,” Spieth added. “Having stated that, I’ve made the minimize at Torrey as soon as in 10 years – and that was once the U.S. Open. … I’m going to check out and piggyback off of Phoenix for those subsequent couple weeks of prep after which move into those laborious golfing lessons and play them sensible.”Here is a take a look at the 144-player Cognizant box at PGA Nationwide in Palm Seashore Gardens, Florida:The PGA TOUR’s Florida Swing starts subsequent week on the Cognizant Vintage in The Palm Seashores, the place Austin Eckroat defends his name at PGA Nationwide.Box for the Cognizant Vintage in The Palm Seashores: percent.twitter.com/22o89xk5j9— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) February 21, 2025