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Jordan Spieth introduced a second of levity to The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, eliciting a chuckle from CBS Sports reporter Amanda Balionis after his ultimate spherical. He playfully hinted that Scottie Scheffler would possibly squander his large lead.

Finishing fourth with an spectacular 19-under across 4 rounds, and an distinctive 9-under on the final day alone, Spieth recorded his best-ever PGA Tour spherical. This stellar efficiency units him up properly for the PGA Championship, where he may be a part of Rory McIlroy in attaining the Grand Slam.

Scheffler clinched the win at a staggering 31-under, yet during his post-round interview with Balionis, Spieth could not resist jesting, “We’ll see if it holds up, do you think it’ll hold up?” Balionis responded with laughter, saying, “I mean, it’s holding up for now. So maybe we’ll just go with that.”

Their banter unfolded as Scheffler fought back tears after one other of Balionis’ questions. Despite being a three-time main champion and ex-World No. 1, Spieth has seen his kind wane in latest years.

Following his victories at the Masters and U.S. Open in 2015, and The Open Championship in 2017, one other main title has eluded him.

Yet, as the PGA Championship looms—the one main lacking from his assortment—Spieth appears to be peaking at just the appropriate time. Earlier in the yr, he expressed confidence in getting back on monitor following some challenges on the course, and his latest 19-under end is sure to additional bolster his morale.

“Right now, I’m on the right track back,” Spieth confidently said earlier this yr. “I’m progressing, and I know that I’m on the right track. I’m not searching for answers. That’s a big difference. That just means it’ll come.

“The drawback is I’ve been so far off for so a few years … so hopefully it just continues to get higher. I really feel like I’m in a-I’ve manner more data about what I do nicely and why I did it nicely and how to get back to doing that than I did back then. I really feel like I can do stuff like this every week.”

As he stands on the brink of completing the golfing Grand Slam at the PGA Championship, Spieth was asked by Balionis if McIlroy’s recent triumph at the Masters served as an inspiration. McIlroy’s victory at Augusta National made him the sixth player in history to complete the Grand Slam, opening the door for Spieth to potentially become the seventh.

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“Not only did he full it, but the time it took to full it,” Spieth reflected. “It was clearly a very difficult week for him, it was tougher than perhaps every attempting to win a Masters.

“To be that far from his most recent major as well, and then to go do it, I mean it was very inspiring. Quail Hollow, it’s a Bermuda golf course, which I love – I grew up on Bermuda – you gotta play really fast greens.

“My ball placing is coming around at a very nice time, I felt like I’ve been progressing each week since the (wrist) surgical procedure. So hopefully I can have a good week next week and perhaps go to the PGA and keep up with this man (Scheffler), but that’s been onerous to do.”

Despite not finding success at The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, Spieth demonstrated sportsmanship towards Scheffler’s impressive triumph, acknowledging the motivational aspect in relation to his own game. He said: “What he is doing could be very inspiring, what he is been doing is inspiring given it wasn’t that long in the past I used to be undoubtedly higher than him, and now I’m undoubtedly not proper now and I hate admitting that about anyone.”