Spieth drags game out of 'wet concrete' for Open defence


  • Golf
  • Monday, 16 Jul 2018

Jul 16, 2018; Carnoustie, Angus, SCT; Jordan Spieth speaking at his press conference before a practice round of The Open Championship golf tournament at Carnoustie Golf Links. Mandatory Credit: Ian Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (Reuters) - Jordan Spieth hopes the imagination required to play bone-dry Carnoustie will bring out his best as he defends his title at the British Open this week.

After returning on Monday a replica of the Old Claret Jug -- which champions are allowed to keep for 51 weeks -- Spieth spoke about how his game had become bogged down by technical thoughts during his busy stretch of tournaments in May and June.

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