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The 2015 Masters champion beat Patrick Cantlay
with par on the first playoff hole, recovering from a tiny putt
flub a day earlier at Hilton Head Island and leaving with his
13th PGA Tour title.
The three-times major winner said he rolled into the tournament
with his frustration level at an all-time high after producing
his worst showing of his career at the Masters earlier this
month.
"I never missed a cut at the Masters before and very rarely had
not had a chance to win on the weekend. So I hated it. It was
the worst feeling. It was the worst feeling as a golfer that I
can remember," said Spieth, who kept himself in contention on
Sunday with a birdie on the par-four 18.
"I've been hitting the ball really, really well all spring,
better than I did last year, and I just haven't been scoring. So
I just, I put in a lot of hours on the putting green this week,
and to be honest, if it helped incrementally, it was just
enough."
The win marked sweet redemption for Spieth, who bogeyed on the
final hole Saturday after missing a putt officially measured at
just 18 inches.
"Obviously very happy to be in this position," he told
reporters. "What a great tournament to win."
(Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Kenneth
Maxwell)
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