Spieth's last major title came in 2017 and he has not won on the PGA Tour since 2022, but he carded a closing 62 in the recent CJ Byron Nelson to finish fourth, albeit 12 shots behind runaway winner and world number one Scottie Scheffler.

Rory McIlroy extended a classy gesture to Jordan Spieth ahead of the PGA Championship, but the American mustered the perfect reply to sum up McIlroy's dominace at Quail Hollow over the years

Before golf fans have had a chance to exhale after an exhilarating Masters, the next major is at the door selling an equal dose of anticipation. Chatter about a Grand Slam had gone largely quiet for the better part of 25 years since Tiger Woods knocked it out in a span of 35 days — winning the U.