Debut defeat still picture perfect for Jordan
JORDAN Spie th admitted his memories of his Ryder Cup de but on Scottish soil are picture perfect despite a defeat but the American ace now wants a successful scene to hang alongside it.
The 23- year-old former Masters and US Open champ was so enraptured by the Ryder Cup fever at Glen eagles in 2014 he got a painting commissioned as a lasting mo men to.
In stark contrast, Team USA’ s recent record in the biennial event doesn’t make for pleasant viewing and having lost seven of the last nine bouts, Spie th is determined the hosts make all the right strokes this tim e .
Spie th, w hos truck up a profitable partnership with fellow rookie Patrick Reed in the pair sat Glen eagles, said :“That painting is the main piece of artwork in my house. It’s right after Is truck the first tee-shot and it’s beautiful.
“Alon gw ith the 18 th green of the Masters in 2 015, the y are probably the two most special moments and the kind I preparedmy whole life for.
“We didn’t win the Ryder Cup there, Ididn ’t make aputt to win there but it was just the feeling. You heart he echo es of the chants through the Scottish hills and you know you’ re going to walk into an away game in front ofjus t aton ofpe ople .”
With Europe aiming for an unprecedented four wins in a row, Spie th added :“I think we are just tired of being told that we haven’t won for awhile. We want this one .”
Spie th’ sdebutw as soured both by defeat and the un rave llin gofTom Watson’ s captaincy as Phil Mickelson delivered a wit he ring assessment of the veteran’ s autocratic regime in the aftermath of the Glen eagles collapse.
Spie th said :“I just feel a little more calm er. Our experience over there was pretty tense. This one feels different .”