Spieth: "It's nice to be going to bed wanting to do what you love to do and you get to go do it."
/I saw enough of Jordan Spieth playing round one of the Genesis Invitational to safely say his mojo is back. Whether it translates to the form of years past remains to be seen, but after an opening 68 in tricky conditions, he is primed for a third straight week contending in a PGA Tour event.
After the round he reflected on the improved state of his game, dutifully answering questions about his resurgent form.
Q. Can you just characterize what the battle has been like since your last win, trying to find these things? Obviously they're starting to come back to you, but just the level of patience that it's taken for you and how much of an inner battle that maybe is.
JORDAN SPIETH: Sure. It's kind of the first time in my life where I've had a significant dip in success. It had kind of been a nice uptick every single year. So just kind of learning how to deal with that and doing it--and having to do it in such a public way was very difficult, can sometimes present even more challenges. But at the same time, the idea is to get to the bottom of it, turn it around, make progress each day and recognize that's the past and I can use it as having some scar tissue and use it to my advantage going forward. But ultimately I'm just in the same search that everybody else is that steps on the first tee, which is feeling really in control of the golf ball and shooting low scores. Everybody's search for that is a different path and I'm living mine right now.
Q. I assume you feel a sense of momentum that's generated over the last little bit; is that true? And are you a believer in momentum and has that been something you've been chasing, just let me get it going?
JORDAN SPIETH: Yeah, yeah, I feel some moments where I kind of hit the shot and I have that kind of step of confidence that I just, it's kind of been missing. I'm gaining I think I can use the word momentum into just gaining confidence, gaining confidence in what I'm working on. And that kind of belief has me going to bed at night wanting to go to work tomorrow and wanting to go out there and trust what I'm doing. Whether we pull it off or not, just to make progress. It gets me really excited about playing golf and for me that makes me happy. I mean, it's nice to be going to bed wanting to do what you love to do and you get to go do it. Can't take that for granted and I'm glad to be on this side of it right now. And I do feel that there's positive momentum right now, but if I get complacent, that's the worst thing that could happen. It's just about pushing through. Now's the time where I work harder than ever and continue to trust what I'm doing.
**Spieth’s group has been added to Friday’s Featured Group coverage…
