Jordan Spieth's caddie recalls 'begging' Justin Thomas to hook him up with the World No. 54 golfer

PGA Tour veterans Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth have been friends right since their junior golf days. While Spieth turned pro in 2012, Thomas followed him in doing the same in 2013, and when combined, the duo has 28 PGA Tour wins and five Major championship victories.

Another common link between Justin and Jordan has been the latter's caddie, Michael Greller. Recently, Greller made an appearance on Golf.com's The Scoop. During his conversation with Claire Rogers, Greller revealed how he began speaking to Jordan Spieth.

Michael Greller said:

"Yeah, I was pretty happy being a sixth-grade teacher, I taught for ten years. I got hooked up with Justin Thomas in 2010 at the U.S. AM, and Justin and I hit it off. And his best friend back then was Jordan, and the U.S. Junior AM came to my home course in 2011, and Justin was too old. So, I begged him for Jordan, and he actually didn't give me Jordan. We still have text messages. He's like, Jordan is going to win this thing and just rub it in my face."

You can check out Michael Greller's statement in the video below:

In 2024, Jordan Spieth had a mixed season. While he started the year with some strong performances at The Sentry and the WM Phoenix Open, he was not able to win a single tournament as the season progressed. Spieth's last pro victory came at the RBC Heritage in 2022.

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Where did Jordan Spieth compete in his latest appearance and how much did he earn?

The last time Jordan Spieth was seen competing on the professional golf circuit was at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, which took place at the TPC Southwind. In this tournament, which was the first stage of the FedEx Cup Playoff, Spieth scored 68-75-74-72 to finish T68.

It's worth noting that the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship had a purse of $20,000,000, and the largest chunk of this purse went to tournament winner Hideki Matsuyama, who earned $3,600,000. Jordan Spieth earned $40,600 for his T68 finish.

Here is a detailed look at the payout for the event:

• 1 Hideki Matsuyama -17 $3,600,000
• T2 Xander Schauffele -15 $1,760,000
• T2 Viktor Hovland -15 $1,760,000
• 4 Scottie Scheffler -14 $960,000
• T5 Sam Burns -13 $760,000
• T5 Nick Dunlap -13 $760,000
• T7 Wyndham Clark -12 $645,000
• T7 Robert MacIntyre -12 $645,000
• 9 Denny McCarthy -11 $580,000
• T10 Billy Horschel -10 $520,000
• T10 Seamus Power -10 $520,000
• T12 Maverick McNealy -9 $405,000
• T12 Patrick Cantlay -9 $405,000
• T12 Akshay Bhatia -9 $405,000
• T12 Will Zalatoris -9 $405,000
• T16 Aaron Rai -8 $330,000
• T16 Tony Finau -8 $330,000
• T18 Eric Cole -7 $270,000
• T18 Austin Eckroat -7 $270,000
• T18 Adam Scott -7 $270,000
• T18 Matt Fitzpatrick -7 $270,000
• T22 Min Woo Lee -6 $175,500
• T22 Collin Morikawa -6 $175,500
• T22 Taylor Pendrith -6 $175,500
• T22 Christiaan Bezuidenhout -6 $175,500
• T22 Brendon Todd -6 $175,500
• T22 Jason Day -6 $175,500
• T22 Tommy Fleetwood -6 $175,500
• T22 Justin Rose -6 $175,500
• T30 Russell Henley -5 $130,000
• T30 Justin Thomas -5 $130,000
• T30 Alex Noren -5 $130,000
• T33 Max Greyserman -4 $103,428
• T33 Davis Thompson -4 $103,428
• T33 Patrick Rodgers -4 $103,428
• T33 Emiliano Grillo -4 $103,428
• T33 Byeong Hun An -4 $103,428
• T33 J.T. Poston -4 $103,428
• T33 Erik van Rooyen -4 $103,428
• T40 Cam Davis -3 $76,000
• T40 Ludvig Åberg -3 $76,000
• T40 Sungjae Im -3 $76,000
• T40 Stephan Jaeger -3 $76,000
• T40 Jhonattan Vegas -3 $76,000
• T40 Victor Perez -3 $76,000
• T46 Thomas Detry -2 $56,700
• T46 Tom Hoge -2 $56,700
• T46 Matthieu Pavon -2 $56,700
• T46 Sahith Theegala -2 $56,700
• T50 Si Woo Kim -1 $47,250
• T50 Brian Harman -1 $47,250
• T50 Adam Hadwin -1 $47,250
• T50 Corey Conners -1 $47,250
• T50 Tom Kim -1 $47,250
• T50 Shane Lowry -1 $47,250
• T50 Ben Griffin -1 $47,250
• T50 Chris Kirk -1 $47,250
• 58 Mackenzie Hughes E $44,800
• T59 Keegan Bradley +1 $44,200
• T59 Peter Malnati +1 $44,200
• T61 Cameron Young +2 $43,000
• T61 Mark Hubbard +2 $43,000
• T61 Sepp Straka +2 $43,000
• T61 Harris English +2 $43,000
• 65 Nick Taylor +3 $42,000
• 66 Taylor Moore +4 $41,600
• 67 Jake Knapp +6 $41,200
• T68 Jordan Spieth +9 $40,600
• T68 Rory McIlroy +9 $40,600
• 70 Max Homa +11 $40,000