Jordan Spieth's painful yell signals first-ever PGA Tour withdrawal at Travelers Championship

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Jordan Spieth has never had to withdraw from a start at any competitive level of golf in his life, let alone the PGA Tour.

There's a first time for everything. 

After making 297 straight starts at events he was scheduled to play, Spieth withdrew from this week’s Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands due to a neck injury. 

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Jordan Spieth plays his shot from the first tee during the first round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament. (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)

"I’ve never withdrawn from an event ever, anywhere at any level, so I didn’t really know what to do," Spieth told reporters after making his decision, via Yahoo Sports. "It just became too much. … don’t know, it’s unfortunate. I’ve been doing everything right, and I think it was just very random."

Spieth believes he was sleeping in an unusual position Wednesday night, and the pain began to hit him during practice shots on the range. 

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His usual warmup routine was thrown off, and Spieth left the range early to receive treatment on his neck. But it didn’t work. 

He tested things out on the course, but he looked to be in pain with every swing he made. After 12 holes, Spieth called it quits. 

Jordan Spieth gets into a golf cart after withdrawing from the tournament on the 13th hole during the first round of the Travelers Championship. (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)

He teed off on the 13th hole, but after letting out a painful yell on the tee box, he