Jordan Spieth has been one of the most successful golfers on the PGA Tour over the past decade or so.
Spieth burst onto the scene more than 13 years ago now, but he truly announced himself on the world stage when he won The Masters in 2015.
Many are backing Spieth to contend at The Masters this year, due to his improved putting on the PGA Tour in 2026.
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He worked incredibly hard throughout the off-season in order to get back to a position where he believes he can win again.
The 32-year-old from Dallas, Texas, has a game that is perfectly suited to Augusta National, what with the wide open fairways and the imagination required around the greens.
It’s fair to say that he will be more confident about his chances of victory this year than he has been over the past few seasons.
Spieth is happy with where his game is at ahead of The Masters, and there is nothing golf fans would love more than seeing him contend at Augusta next week.
However, if he is to do just that, there is one thing he needs to focus on.
Jordan Spieth’s improvements have been clear to see
Spieth is still one of the biggest names in professional golf, despite the fact that he hasn’t won since April 2022.
He has been working incredibly hard on his game to turn things around, and there have been big signs of improvement so far in 2026.
He has recorded three top-12 finishes in seven events this season, and has only one missed cut to his name.
Spieth is also ranked 22nd in strokes gained putting, a huge improvement on his performances on the greens in previous years.
Over the past seven seasons, Spieth’s highest rank in strokes gained putting was 33rd in the 2020/2021 season.
Aside from that, he has finished outside the top 100 in strokes gained putting three times and outside the top 60 twice.
However, in spite of all the positive signs for Spieth ahead of The Masters next week, there is still one big issue he has which he absolutely must address.
And the interesting thing is that it is more of a mental obstacle that he needs to overcome.
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Spieth’s erratic nature off the tee is part of his appeal. He has never been an aesthetically pleasing golfer to watch, nor will he ever be.
The 32-year-old from Dallas thrived when scrambling for pars or when hitting miraculous escape shots from the trees.
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The main reason for this was that he embraced the unpredictable nature of his golf game.
Now, he is so consumed by getting his swing in all the right slots, so to speak, that he seems unable to accept it when his drives go offline.
As a result, his frame of mind isn’t as positive as it used to be, when he’s attempting to extricate himself from precarious situations.
Spieth has to realize that he played his best golf when his swing was not perfect, nor was his game in general.
The American has become far too obsessed with getting his club locked into the perfect position at the top of his swing.
That’s just not the Spieth way. His swing will never be perfect and with just one week remaining before the start of The Masters, he needs to remember what made him such a great player in the first place.
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