Jordan Spieth has revealed something about Scottie Scheffler that he’s really not enjoying at the moment.
It’s been a mixed start to the season for the three-time major champion. Three missed cuts, including a Friday exit at Augusta, have accompanied three top-ten finishes.
Spieth’s most recent outing at the RBC Heritage was also reasonably underwhelming. His finishing score of six-under, on paper, looks good. However, the 30-year-old finished 13 shots back of the eventual winner, Scheffler.
The year’s second major is now firmly in view, and Spieth is competing in this week’s Byron Nelson in a bid to regain form ahead of the PGA Championship at Valhalla.
What has Jordan Spieth said about Scottie Scheffler?
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Speaking ahead of this week’s competition at TPC Craig Ranch, just north of Dallas, Spieth has admitted he’s pleased for Scheffler as the two-time Masters champion enjoys a rich vein of form.
“I have known Scottie since he was really, really young,” he said [footage from TenGolf]. “Not that I wasn’t, but he was really, really young. I think he is a better person than he is a player.
“And having known somebody and seen them come up, he went to the University of Texas; I am nothing but extremely excited and happy for him, and it’s well deserved.”
Spieth also suggested that he’s taking inspiration from Scheffler’s current performance level.
He added: “On the flip side, it is the first time that I have ever looked at somebody younger than me, and it’s driven inspiration. I am inspired by what he is doing; it makes me want to go out and get better, and that’s always been someone who’s been older than me.
