The Open Championship: Power ranking the top 10 for Carnoustie

Who’d have thought that Jordan Spieth would go winless in between defending his 2017 Open Championship. Spieth outdueled Matt Kuchar to win at Royal Birkdale last summer, but things haven’t come so easy since.

The American has piled up a bunch of top-10s in that span, but his putter has ironically kept him out of the winner’s circle. In 2018, Spieth has two third-place finishes and two more top-10s in 16 total starts.

He comes into this event rested with a T42 at the Travelers Championship the week after the U.S. Open his last start.

Spieth was only 14 during the 2007 Open and remembers the drama that unfolded. Given that he hasn’t played the Dunhill Links in his career, he’ll use what he remembers from watching on TV and what he sees in the practice rounds in lieu of firsthand competitive experiences.

"“I remember Sergio (Garcia) and Padraig (Harrington) going at it and the way they played the final hole, and if I recall correctly Sergio has a pretty good good look to win the tournament in regulation,” Spieth said. “I also remember the routes they took and how good a score par is on that hole, and will no doubt continue to be for Open Championships going forward. It’s one of the toughest holes in championships anywhere.”"

Spieth is one of the game’s best bunker players as evidenced by his hole outs to win the 2013 John Deere Classic and the 2017 Travelers Championship.

Despite the balky putter (175th strokes gained on pieth is preserving for one of his best ball striking years. He’s 14th in SG tee to green and is good around the greens, too, at 19th.

Spieth is often a good wind player. He’s fourth in greens in regulation and top 25 in proximity out of the rough or fairway.