For anyone who loves golf and remembers his electrifying rise, it’s hard not to root for Jordan Spieth on any given week, especially this one, which carries such magnitude for the Texas native.
The storyline naturally being entertained heavily in the media press centres on the grounds of Quail Hollow this week, mostly Rory inspired, is of Jordan having a chance to likewise complete the coveted career grand slam if he can manage to get over the line this week.
From a golf coach’s perspective, if I was to add further encouragement to Spieth’s legion of fans worldwide, I would tell them in my honest opinion that his current swing is truthfully edging ever closer to the very action that helped him burst onto the scene and dominate the biggest stages. The mechanical changes he’s made are starting to pay off as he’s clearly in hot pursuit of successfully reverting back to a proven technique blueprint, and there’s a growing sense that he’s rounding into major winning form from those that have been keeping a close eye on him in recent months, myself included.
Some food for thought heading into a week that could cement Spieth’s place among golf’s immortals should he do the unthinkable in following on from McIlroy’s heroics in such quick succession:
He signed off his second most recent event by firing a final round 9 under par, signaling a serious surge in form as it matched his career low round on Tour.
Spieth is no stranger to contending at this event having come close before, finishing runner-up at the PGA Championship in 2015.
Statistically, he’s hitting it straighter off the tee than at any point in his career, critical on a soft, wet Quail Hollow where heavy rough will punish those who veer off the short stuff.
He currently ranks inside the top 20 on the PGA Tour in both total strokes gained and scoring average—metrics we haven’t seen from him since his last major win.
To date, seven legends of the game have completed the career Grand Slam, but none of them did so with the PGA Championship as the final piece. Jordan Spieth will be hoping that’s a stat ready to be rewritten.
Quail Hollow, come Thursday’s opening tee times, will be absolutely saturated after several days of heavy downpours in the Charlotte area. The course is expected to play extremely long under the soft conditions, a setup that will likely favor the bombers off the tee. This could well set the stage for another duel between two of the game’s premier power players and fan favorites, McIlroy and DeChambeau, potentially adding another chapter to their growing major championship rivalry. However, if Jordan Spieth can get himself into contention, this has all the ingredients to become one of the most thrilling PGA Championships we’ve seen in recent memory.
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