Jordan Spieth once said there is ‘a fault’ in his game which Augusta National actually turns into a strength

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It seems odd to say given his start to the year, but many may have identified The Masters ahead of the 2025 season as the best opportunity for Jordan Spieth to end his current wait for a victory.

The Masters is extremely unique for being the one major which takes place at the same course every single year. With that, any player able to get to grips with Augusta National is going to have a decent chance of contending every time the first major of the year comes around.

Of course, few players have been more impressive at The Masters over the last decade or so than Jordan Spieth. The 31-year-old won in 2015 and did not finish outside the top two in any of his first three appearances at the event.

In fact, Spieth has six top five finishes in 11 Masters tournaments. So it should come as no surprise if the Texan is able to put himself in the mix next week.

Why Jordan Spieth believes a fault in his game becomes a strength at The Masters

While the demands of Augusta National trip many of the world’s best players up, it seems that Spieth feels that the course actually plays to his strengths.

Speaking on the On The Mark Podcast in 2024, Spieth explained why he can find himself a lot more comfortable playing at Augusta than a lot of other stops on the PGA Tour.

“I think it’s something that is a fault of mine at other places. A lot of times I pick too much curve and the lies are so flat that in order to create a spin axis that gets the ball all the way to the hole, it’s something I’m not necessarily doing on the driving range when I’m hitting tighter curves, but at Augusta, it does it for you. So you actually play a tighter curve off lining up wider, and the hill, you’ve got to fight the hill on a certain shot – on number nine, you’ve got to hook it off the ball below your feet. That’s what I mean when I say the feel aspect comes out,” he said.

“It actually kind of plays into what is sometimes a weakness of mine and creates it into a strength there, just like I feel like at Kapalua. These are all the approach shots. Shots around the green, you just need more imagination, feel putting, all that. But in the approach shots specifically, I think that it takes what sometimes is a weakness of mine and turns it into a strength, whereas some people might have a lot harder time lining up so wide and trusting that a hill or a wind or whatever will throw a ball back. It’s why I think The Open Championship too, even though you have more flat lies, the wind plays such a role. I like seeing big curves, I don’t create big curves that often, so I think it does play into a strength in that regard.”

How Jordan Spieth quickly got to grips with Augusta National

Spieth is someone who excites fans. While he can definitely be erratic – as his results in 2025 show – he has the ability to make the galleries care like few others on the PGA Tour.

Spieth is one of the players who moves the needle with viewing figures. And it is partially because of how he has played at The Masters over the years which has helped make him one of the most enthralling players on tours to watch.

Interestingly, Spieth explained after his victory in 2015 why he appeared to find playing at Augusta so effortless so early on in his career.

“I think imagination. I think very feel based. I grew up playing a lot more than I did hitting balls on the range and just hitting the same thing over and over again,” he said.

“I like to see, kind of like Bubba, I like to see lines. I like to see shapes, and especially on the greens, I like putts that break. I like being able to kind of cast something out and let it feed in and be very speed‑based. I feel like that’s been a strength of mine in the past growing up until now. 

“And that’s what this course gives. From the minute I played it, I was very‑‑ from the first time I played, I was very excited because I felt like it really suited my game. I’m really happy that this major comes here every year, to have a course like that. 

“But ultimately, I think it just comes down to imagination and casting things out and seeing lines. You’re never hitting off a flat slope unless it’s a tee shot or a par three. Those are the only shots you hit off a flat spot out there. Every other shot is significantly above your feet, downslope, below your feet or whatever, and you’ve just got to adapt to it.”

The last four years have shown almost the full breadth of the Jordan Spieth experience, with two missed cuts and two top five finishes at Augusta.

With that, it is so difficult to call what Spieth is likely to serve up in the coming days. But whatever happens, it is almost certainly going to be must watch.