Nearly four years after last winning on the PGA Tour, Jordan Spieth finally did it again on Sunday. And the fact that he was able to do it at the Valero Texas Open made it even more special for Spieth.
After he won the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in 2017, it seemed like Spieth would just keep on winning. After all, he had already claimed 11 PGA Tour titles, including three majors, and he seemed to be at the top of his game.
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But Spieth was not satisfied, so he went to work on his game. He changed his swing and when he did, it changed his results. For Spieth, he was hopeful that the short-term pain would lead to long-term gain.
However, that long-term turned into a much longer term than what Spieth had originally thought. Going nearly four years, and more than 80 starts, without a win was not what he had in mind.
But this week, in his home state of Texas, Spieth was back on top of his game. He shot a 5-under par 67 on Thursday to get himself into contention. Then a 70 on Friday kept him near the top of the leader board heading into the weekend.
On Saturday, Spieth got hot on the back nine, making five birdies in the last seven holes to grab a share of the lead heading into Sunday’s final round.
In his Sunday round, Spieth had birdies on the second and third holes to grab the early lead. He would bogey the fourth hole but birdied the sixth and eighth holes to shoot 33 on the front nine. He would lead by two as he made the turn.
On the back nine, Spieth would birdie the 12th hole to keep his lead at two. After Charley Hoffman birdied the 14th, Spieth answered, keeping his lead at two with four holes to play. He would also birdie the 17th hole, taking a two-shot lead to the final hole.
For Spieth, the timing is perfect. He will return to Augusta National for the Masters this week where he won in 2015 and should have won in 2016. Perhaps breaking his winless streak sets Spieth up to do even bigger things going forward. Either way, it’s good to have Spieth back in the winner’s circle on the PGA Tour.