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Johnson maintained his impressive form by winning the
WGC-Dell Match Play in Austin last weekend to mark his third
victory in as many starts in 2017.
Spieth, who has a victory and two runner-up finishes at Augusta
in the last three years, said he would have to be on top form to
defeat Johnson at the first major of year, which starts on April
6.
"I think Dustin Johnson is the guy to beat in golf no matter
where you are," Spieth said at a news conference on Wednesday.
"If I play my best golf, I believe that I can take down anybody,
and you have to believe that.
"But I think that he is the guy that everyone is saying he's
playing the best golf in the world right now.
"Major championships have huge weight and I'm not focused on
trying to win majors to get to number one any more," the
23-year-old added.
"So, that side of things, getting number one isn't the pressure
that I feel, but that's the only way to really take big strides
towards him because I don't think he's letting up any time
soon."
(Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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