Jordan Spieth Adds WGC-Match Play and Houston Open to His Very Busy Season

Jordan Spieth has had a busy wrap-around season, as I highlighted here, and now he’s added two more tournaments to his schedule. Last year Spieth played the Valero Texas Open and then the Shell Houston Open, both in which he came in second, and I predicted he would add at least the Shell as a lead-in to the Masters this year. Spieth has also added the WGC-Dell Match Play, which Rory McIlroy won last year, to his schedule.

"“I will be running in, I think, with the Masters as my third event in a row, which is normal for me there. That’s what it was last year,” Spieth said, via Sky Sports. “I feel like I can hopefully put myself in contention in at least one of the prior two weeks, in either Austin or Houston, two places that I’m very familiar with, and build some confidence.” "

• Nov. 5-8 – World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions – T7th
• Nov. 26-29 – Australian Open – T2nd
• Dec. 3-6 – Hero World Challenge – 4th
• Jan. 7-10 – Hyundai Tournament of Champions – WIN
• Jan. 21-24 – Abu Dhabi Golf Championship – T5th
• Jan. 28-31 – Singapore for the Singapore Open
• Feb. 11-14 – AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am
• Feb. 17-21 – Northern Trust Open
• Mar. 10-13 – Valspar Championship
• Mar. 23-27 – WGC-Dell Match Play
• Mar. 31-Apr. 3 – Shell Houston Open

Spieth will have played in 11 events this season before the Masters. Hopefully he finds some time to rest up in his new house because Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, and new world number four Rickie Fowler are all looking to knock him off the top of the totem pole.

[HT GolfChannel]