|
While Spieth, whose last triumph came at the
2017 British Open, acknowledges there is more work to be done to
return to the winner's circle, he feels good about his game
after posting four top-10 finishes in his last six PGA Tour
starts.
"I feel in a better place than the last -- leading into the last
couple Masters," Spieth, who finished in a share of 46th place
at last year's Masters, said on Tuesday in San Antonio ahead of
this week's Valero Texas Open.
"You know, you go there, I expect it to be a very different
Masters than what we've seen in the last couple. Rumours that
I've heard already are that it's already firm and fast."
The 27-year-old Texan, whose first major victory came at the
2015 Masters, has driven the ball well on some very difficult
courses during his recent surge and said his focus right now is
more on getting his short game in order.
Spieth said that given his past success at the Masters, where he
finished runner-up twice, he does get a comforting feeling each
year he pulls into the tree-lined drive members use to enter
Augusta National Golf Club.
"It's normally Monday for me when I get there. Drive down
Magnolia Lane, for me it's like, 'It's go time,'" said
three-times major champion Spieth.
"Almost like regardless of form, regardless of if you just won
or if you've missed the previous cut, it really makes no
difference to me in my confidence level when I pull into
Magnolia Lane."
Spieth will tee off in Thursday's opening round of the Valero
Texas Open alongside fellow American Ryan Palmer and Canadian
Corey Conners.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Toby Davis)
[© 2021 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.] Copyright 2021 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content. |
|
