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 The 21-year-old American won the Stonehaven Cup by six shots last
year and with his recent run of form is bound to increase the size
of the galleries at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney from Nov.
26-29.
Spieth came within a stroke of joining a four-hole playoff for the
British Open title at St. Andrews on Monday, which Zach Johnson went
on to clinch over South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen and Australia's
Marc Leishman.
"I'm absolutely thrilled to return to Sydney," Spieth said in a
statement on Tuesday. "I had a fantastic time in Australia. I can't
wait to come back and hopefully defend the Stonehaven Cup."
Spieth, who turns 22 next week, used last year's victory in
Australia as a springboard for a run of success on the PGA Tour this
season.
He won the Hero World Challenge last December and then the Valspar
Championships before clinching his first major title at Augusta
National in April by four shots. He then claimed the U.S. Open at
Chambers Bay by one stroke last month.
"It has been an amazing six months since I left Australia.
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"Shooting 63 in the final round and winning at The Australian Golf
Club was one of the proudest moments of my career.
"To see my name on the Stonehaven Cup alongside all the champions of
the game gave me great confidence."
(Reporting by Greg Stutchbury in Wellington; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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