Spieth seeks Career Grand Slam at PGA Championship

Three-time major champion Jordan Spieth can achieve the ‘Career Grand Slam’ at this week’s PGA Championship, the final major of the year, but the young American is just as likely to deliver his latest memorable near miss.

Spieth arrives at Bellerive Country Club in St Louis needing a victory to become only the sixth player to win all four modern majors joining Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.

The 25-year-old Spieth has made a habit of etching his name next to the giants of the game, and his path to golf’s elite club has been all kinds of spectacular.

Last month’s Open Championship at Carnoustie provided the latest glimpse into Spieth’s brilliance and flaws.

He charged to the top and held a share of the lead entering the final round, only to disintegrate into the Scottish links with a five-over-par 76 that dropped him well out of contention.

Somehow, though, the experience left Spieth more inspired than discouraged. “I believe that my best golf has yet to come, absolutely” he told reporters. Even better than (2015), all that, yeah. It’s all there, and it’s moving in the right direction. So I’m actually very pleased coming out of this week.”

To anyone other than Spieth himself, he seems a great distance from his hallmark 2015 form when he captured the Masters and US Open, finished tied for fourth at the Open Championship and was runner-up at the PGA.