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It’s safe to say that Jordan Spieth wants sports fans to go back to the way they used to be.
Before the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Illinois, Spieth was asked if he felt golf crowds were getting rowdier in the wake of Wyndham Clark’s treatment at the US Open, and Spieth attributed much of that to the game.
“I think golf betting is something that will have to be addressed here soon,” Spieth said, unprovoked.
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Jordan Spieth lines up a putt on the tenth green during the first round of the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona, on February 5, 2026. (Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
“I don’t know to what extent, say, the Wyndham scenario was the fact that it was attractive to bet on the field against Wyndham on Sunday in a legalized betting state, and you could have had people there who essentially, you know, have anywhere from $100 to $10,000, depending on who it is, on the field against someone else.
“In golf it’s complicated because you could actually impact the outcome if you wanted to. It might not last long, but you could impact a shot if you wanted to. I don’t know of any other sport that you can impact as an amateur like you can with golf. So I don’t know how much that has to do with it, if it’s different than it used to be.”
Jordan Spieth of the United States tees off on the third hole during the second round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 5, 2026 in Dublin, OH. (Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) ((Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images))
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Spieth said the fan vitriol isn’t “something new and crazy,” but most of it now “has to do with gambling, and that’s in the last five years.”
It should be known that Spieth was once an ambassador for FanDuel.
Clark’s taunts came at Shinnecock Hills in the Hamptons, about 60 miles from Bethpage Black, where fans became a subject of controversy during the Ryder Cup. This led Golf Channel’s Eamon Lynch to call Long Island fans a “stain” on golf who did not deserve another major golf event in their area.
Jordan Spieth tees off on the fourth hole during the second round of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on February 16, 2024. (Ryan Kang/AP)
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Sports betting has been legalized in 39 states since 2018; Previously only Nevada had allowed them. Thirty-two of those states, including Illinois, allow online betting.
