Jordan Spieth feels his past accomplishments afford him the privilege of attempting daring shots that may not be available to other players.
The three-time Major champion has carved a reputation for attempting the ‘impossible shot’ in golf, often from around the greens.
This was on display at last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational where the 29-year-old finished T-4.
However, despite his proven ability to execute shots of the highest difficult, the American insisted he’s not purposely trying to play that style of golf.
“I would say that the least stress I’ve ever had was when I hit 17 of 18 greens at Pebble (2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am) in a final round and won the tournament,” said Spieth. “That’s what I’m trying to do every single time.
“I appreciate my ability to not give up and to see a shot where others may not see it and go ahead and go for it to pull it off because I have that luxury in my career in what I’ve accomplished that I feel like I may as well risk the shot that has the highest reward, even if it bites you a few times.
“But that’s how you continue to win out here.”
Spieth also remains a renowned putting specialist, another asset of his game on display at Bay Hill last week.
“I’ve been feeling this coming,” said Spieth about his performance on the greens. “I don’t remember where I was talking about it, but my stats have not told the story on where I’m at in my putting.
“This was the most solid I’ve felt putting this week from any range as far as hitting my lines in a long time.”
The four-time Ryder Cup player is set to tee it up at this week’s Players Championship.
