The victory of Rory McIlroy at the Masters Tournament last month, completing the Grand Slam, has shifted the focus to Jordan Spieth. The Texan is competing this week at Quail Hollow in search of the victory he most desires, which would join him alongside the Northern Irishman in the select club of players who have won each of the four Majors at least once. A matter that in recent years seemed somewhat unnoticed by him, but after what happened last month at Augusta National, it returns with force…
“It’s funny, I think if Rory hadn’t done it, then it wouldn’t necessarily have been a topic for me. It’s always a story if I put myself in position, but at least beforehand, I just feel like I’ve been asked more than in other years,” Spieth commented today in his official press conference at the PGA Championship. Despite the additional pressure, he candidly confirmed that if he could win just one tournament in his career, he would choose the one he lacks to complete the Grand Slam because it’s something “not many people have achieved and there’s a reason for that.” He also recalled that seeing Rory win after so many attempts was “inspiring,” as it was evident that it was “a tougher victory than he usually makes it seem.”
To achieve it, Spieth knows he has to offer his best version. Although he was very optimistic considering his recent performances, acknowledging that he has been “on a good trend” despite some mistakes made in previous tournaments. Jordan spoke about his technical evolution, commenting that he has worked on his swing mechanics to make it “more solid and consistent,” which has allowed him to regain confidence in executing different types of shots. And he made it clear that at Quail Hollow “you can’t fake it.”
“There are many great golf courses we play, and this is one of them. You’ll see players going five, six, or seven under par, and others going five, six, or seven over par,” explained the Texan, who thinks that “finding greens in regulation” could be one of the keys to putting himself in a good position this week as the rough is “a bit higher than usual.”
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Jordan is not offended that the topic of the Grand Slam is brought up right now: “Not really because in the previous years I’m talking about, I wasn’t in very good shape. If you’re not in good shape going into a major… I mean, I had a chance in 2019, but I wasn’t in form. I was in the final group on Saturday with Brooks, and it was like… ‘I know what it’s like to have control of my game, I’ve played with Brooks having control of my game, I see what he’s doing at that moment and I don’t have mine,’ I was just trying to fake it.”
“The fact of not worrying about my wrist subluxing is really nice”
The Texan also referred to the difficulty of winning any major, specifying which ones, in relation to his game, are the least accessible: “I think the hardest, statistically speaking for me if I look at my entire history in professional golf, would have been the U.S. Open, but somehow I managed to pull it off. So the PGA would be the second because the Masters and the Open suit my strengths much more than the other two.” He added that now, thanks to his improvement in ball speed and performance with the driver, he feels “more comfortable” on long courses with dense rough, something he previously considered a disadvantage.
Finally, Spieth did not want to miss the opportunity to refer to his current physical state, after the wrist problems that forced him to undergo surgery: “The fact of not worrying about it dislocating, I guess, or subluxing, I think that’s the term for this specifically, is really nice.” He acknowledged that he still has discomfort in the mornings when he feels his left wrist is “twice the size” of the right, but he is satisfied to be able to play without fear of a new injury. He also highlighted how difficult the rehabilitation process was, both physically and mentally: “Last autumn and winter were, physically and mentally, one of the toughest things I’ve had to do.”
