Three-time major champion Jordan Spieth will make the first start of his career at the Cognizant Classic this week with a clear strategy in mind.

Tournament debutants Afghanistan sent England packing from the Champions Trophy after opener Ibrahim Zadran's epic 177 set up their narrow eight-run victory in a Group B thriller on Wednesday.

Jordan Spieth hasn’t competed at PGA National Resort since a 2009 junior golf event. That will change at this week’s Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.

Spieth was looking to escape 30-degree weather and give his surgically repaired wrist another test, so he decided to make his Cognizant Classic debut.

Jordan Spieth is enjoying the warmer weather as he ramps up his return from wrist surgery at this week's Cognizant Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Spieth said Tuesday that he decided to play in the event for the first time to thaw out and to test his fitness on the challenging track at the PGA National Champion Course.

Jordan Spieth was looking to escape 30-degree weather and give his left wrist another test, so he decided to make his Cognizant Classic debut.