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Despite an injury that denied him time to
sufficiently prepare, Spieth opted to play last week's PGA
Championship at Oak Hill in Rochester, New York where he was
seeking the final leg of the career Grand Slam of golf's four
majors.
Now, with the PGA Tour in his home state of Texas, Spieth is
again ready put his wrist to the test at Colonial Country Club
where he has played well throughout his career and has eight
top-10s in 11 starts.
"At this point, I don't feel like I'm rushing things," said
Spieth, who won the event in 2016 and finished in a share of
seventh place last year.
"It's kind of a week-to-week thing because it's something that
can get worse, and if it does, I need to cut it off
immediately."
World number 11 Spieth said he suffered the injury when he
pushed himself off the ground while playing with his son after
returning home from the May 4-7 Wells Fargo Championship.
"Something just popped and jammed, and then all of a sudden, I
couldn't move it and got on it right away," said Spieth.
"Ended up with an MRI the next morning and went through a few
specialists and tried to figure out the right plan for it. I was
very shocked I was able to -- I was pretty surprised I was able
to play last week."
At the PGA Championship, Spieth struggled just to make the cut
en route to a five-over-par finish that left him 14 shots behind
winner Brooks Koepka.
But Spieth, who was diagnosed with a moderate grade tendon
sheath tear, said his wrist felt better each day.
Spieth also said he hopes to play a regular schedule through to
the June 15-18 U.S. Open and then plans to take a break ahead of
the July 13-16 Scottish Open which serves as a tune-up for the
British Open.
"Again, I just keep on staying in touch with specialists," said
Spieth. "They would err on the side of caution, and if they're
pretty comfortable and I feel good about it, then I say why not
play?"
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Toby Davis)
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