PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – For most golfers, two weeks off isn’t much of a break. For 20-year-old Jordan Spieth, it seems like a lifetime.
“I feel very rested,” said Spieth, who is making his first start since a tie for 12th last month at the RBC Heritage. “I had two weeks off, which is very rare. Didn’t do that at all last year in the middle of the season.”
Spieth is hopeful that the (relatively) extended break will not affect his momentum, as he enters off a stretch of four top-20 finishes in his last five starts, highlighted by his runner-up at the Masters. While this is his first Players Championship appearance, Spieth has a bit of experience on the Stadium Course from his days as a junior golfer.
“Three and a half years ago I played in the Junior Players (at TPC Sawgrass),” Spieth said Wednesday. “I felt like it fit my game well and I played well that week, and I got beat by a 20-footer on the last hole.”