When the 88th Masters starts Thursday, Jordan Spieth will be battling more than just bad weather and fellow competitors.
Spieth said he aggravated his wrist injury last Monday before the Valero Texas Open, but the problem also occurred before the PGA Tour's season opener in January and The Players Championship last month. He has been dealing with wrist issues since last season.
“Then you won't be able to do anything that day,” Spieth told reporters. “Unless it happens in the meantime. [the Masters]. Symptoms usually get better and better as the weeks go by, and with more use you'll often feel better than, say, on a day off at home. I receive treatment here every day. That's included in all the other things I haven't done before. ”
The 2015 Masters champion from Dallas said he is undergoing “continued TLC” on an ECU tendon issue that has not yet required surgery.
“When your symptoms get worse, they last about 24 hours and then slowly get better,” Spieth said. “Last May, when I couldn’t play in Byron, [Nelson] And in October it took another week and a half. Since then, I have improved even further by December. At least I know what it is and how to quickly improve it. ”
Spieth, ranked 18th in the world, has three top-10 finishes in eight tournaments this season, including a top-10 finish at the Valero Texas Open despite a wrist injury. It's been two years since he last won, missing out on The Players Championship and Valspar Championship.
“We came here after missing the cut and had a chance to win, and we came here after losing in the playoffs and winning,” Spieth said. “So, in a way, it might be more confidence than calmness. Not necessarily deviating from what happened, but just generally being a very good judge of where my game is. There is.”
Augusta National suits him and his putting. He holds the record for leading seven rounds in a row and has played in the final group three times. He is scheduled to tee off Thursday at 12:48 p.m. along with former Texas Tech standouts Ludvig Aberg and Saheth Segala.
As for the injury, Spieth said he plans to monitor it “for quite some time once the season is over.”
“I don't think there's anything you can do except rest,” he said. “And I don't plan on taking any time off from it anytime soon.”
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