R.I.P. professional golfer Jordan Spieth just left us at age 31 due to..

very golf fan knows Jordan Spieth can be colorfully entertaining in sharing his thoughts, and in that department the three-time major winner doesn’t have to shake off the rust from his lengthy time away since wrist surgery in August. In a phone interview on Friday with the Associated Press, the Texan had this beautifully creative description of the state of his swing when he first started hitting balls again after three months off: “wet concrete.”

In other words, Spieth was looking to smooth out some swing issues that contributed to frequent wrist issues over the past several years. The most recent injury happened in May 2023, with a tendon in his wrist popping out of its sheath and he eventually submitted to surgery on Aug. 21 to rebuild the sheath.