Time to Hen-d my duck
Yet, Spieth is definitely the man of the moment and a pussycat who has the ability to bear razor-sharp claws this week over the Old Course.
His win at the John Deere Classic last week took his season haul to five wins.
Victory at Augusta in April and at Chambers Bay last month saw him catapulted to a new level.
Right now, there is not a better putter in world golf. When he needs to pull off a shot, it can be achieved.
Back home in Texas, Spieth can boast all the trappings of wealth – he lives in a £1.5m mansion with a 288-bottle wine cellar.
His most cherished moments are spent with his autistic sister, 14-year-old Ellie, to whom he dedicates every victory.
His childhood sweetheart Annie Verret follows him around the world.
Spieth is the hottest talent in golf – ahead of Rory McIlroy despite the Northern Irishman HENRIK STENSON says it’s high time he broke his Major duck.
The 39-year-old Swede was runner-up at The Open two years ago and has had a trio of top-three finishes.
Stenson is among the players strongly fancied to lift the Claret Jug and pick up his first major in the process.
But he freely admits time is not on his side.
He said: “I might be at the top of my game for four or five more years.
“That would make it anywhere between 15 to 20 majors opportunities.
“I guess I’d better get to work, hadn’t I?
“I’ve played some good Opens in tough conditions.
“We’ve got some rain and tough conditions forecast and that has suited me pretty well in the past.”
Stenson says finishing at the top of the leaderboard on Sunday might just knock Sweden’s football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic off the back pages back home.
The colourful Paris St-Germain ace gets most of the media coverage and Stenson has had little choice but to play second fiddle.
Stenson said: “It would be huge. It would have a massive impact in Sweden.
“The Open is special and was something I grew up on as a little kid playing junior championships.
“I haven’t met Zlatan but he’s big news back home, for sure.
“It would have a big impact in Sweden but it would be nice if I could do it for myself more than anything else.”