Jordan Spieth made a solid, if not spectacular, start to The Masters on Thursday after posting a round of even-par 72.
Spieth won The Masters in 2015 and his swashbuckling and imaginative playing style make him perfectly suited to Augusta National.
However, the 32-year-old has struggled desperately with his game over the past few years and he is without a win on the PGA Tour since April 2022.
Jordan Spieth started really well at Augusta National on day one of The Masters, and was two-under-par standing on the 14th tee.
However, the three-time major winner made bogeys on 14 and 15 before parring his final three holes to card a round of 72.
Jordan Spieth warned The Masters field about how difficult Augusta National would play this week.
And he has been proven absolutely right.
Jordan Spieth predicts what score will definitely win The Masters this year
The three-time major champion spoke to reporters after his opening round at Augusta National on Thursday.
And Spieth predicted the score that will definitely win The Masters this year, when asked what he has learned over the past 10 years at Augusta National.
“Where to be aggressive, where not to,“ Spieth said.
“A lot has to do with like you got to — what am I, 19th or something I think I saw in there? You got to stay close and then you just never know. So that was important at the end there. I wanted to — didn’t want to lose to the golf course today.
“Felt like I beat it the way I played. It was a really nice putt to hole. What I’ve learned the last ten years is a lot — anything can happen.
“You just have to be staying within reach. Tomorrow will be an important day to get into the red numbers, but the way this course is going and with this east wind, this dry wind, I mean, the ninth green I could name six or so putts where it was like, man, this is going to be get a little dicey on Sunday, by Saturday, Sunday.
“So having said that, if someone shoots 16-under, they’re going to win. But I think you hang in there and just shoot three red numbers and make a little charge you got a chance still, even if you shot even today.“
In truth, the winning score will most likely be around the eight or nine-under mark this week, given the difficulty of the golf course.
Jordan Spieth frustrated at The Masters
Spieth believes he isn’t getting the results he deserves right now.
He was asked by reporters whether it was the same old story on day one at Augusta National.
“Yeah — no, it was pretty similar but, again, doesn’t mean do anything differently. Just I don’t take four to get in from a greenside bunker on 15 very often.
“You know, just had a lie that I thought it was going to come out super fast and didn’t. And then I was — I wasn’t tentative on the greens. I just thought they were quicker and I left a number of putts short. You can’t leave the five-footers downhill for your par putts if you can get it below the hole.
“So I made kind of a couple mistakes in that regard. Got away with one or two and didn’t on 15. That’s the kind of stuff that’s been happening.
“I’m in position to make birdie and walk off with a six on a random hole. Give me a dozen balls in there I probably make birdie on 10 and make bogey on one and par on the other. You know what I mean?
“I feel good about it. It’s like close to clicking and it just didn’t quite click today.“
