My career will not be defined by a few bad years, says Jordan Spieth
Former world No 1 US golfer is upbeat on return to form ahead of PGA Tour’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Jordan Spieth has not lifted a trophy since the 2017 British Open and has drifted to 21st in the world rankings but the Texan says he would have had a good career even if he never wins again and that he will not go chasing results. The former world No 1 triumphed 11 times on the PGA Tour before turning 24 but is coming off the first disappointing year of his career. He has seemed out of sorts since a poor final round at the 2018 British Open at Carnoustie, where he shared the lead starting on Sunday before fading to a tie for ninth. Spieth returns this week to Pebble Beach, where he won two years ago, for the PGA Tour’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am that is played on three courses on the Monterey Peninsula in northern California. “Your career is not defined by a couple of bad years and I could have really poor years the rest of my career and still have a pretty fantastic career,” Spieth told reporters on Wednesday. “If I think about it that way it certainly makes me happier, frees me up a bit...
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