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Jordan Spieth will make an early start to his 2018-2019 PGA Tour campaign after failing to meet minimum event standards last season. (Photo: AFP/Lionel Bonaventure) |
Spieth failed to meet the minimum number of PGA starts last season after he failed to qualify for the season-ending US PGA Tour Championship, opening him to a fine and "major penalty" under tour rules.
But officials said last month that Spieth and the tour had reached a unrevealed "resolution" and that might have led to Spieth's change in schedule for an early start in the 2018-19 season.
Spieth will tee off Nov 1 to Nov 4 at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin.
"I'm really excited to be playing," Spieth said. "The event has been on my radar for a while, as the course has a great reputation on tour and I absolutely love the affiliation with the hospital. It's going to be a really fun week in a great city."
Spieth previously played fall US PGA events from 2013-15 at the WGC HSBC Champions in China. In 2014, he won the Australian Open and Hero World Challenge, setting up a five-win campaign in 2015.
The 25-year-old American won the 2015 Masters and US Open and 2017 British Open and needs only the PGA Championship to complete a career Grand Slam.
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