Spieth set to break trend, start RBC Heritage

Jordan Spieth - Cropped

Jordan Spieth is not done breaking trends, the Masters champion backing up his wire-to-wire Augusta win by signing up for the RBC Heritage.

It has become a recent tradition that the green jacket winner takes a week off following the Masters, with Zach Johnson in 2007 the most recent winner to tee off four days later.

But 21-year-old Spieth is breaking the trend, and continue his hot streak of top-two finishes at PGA Tour events, which sits at four.

Spieth was the second-youngest winner at Augusta - behind only Tiger Woods - and was the first to lead after every round and win since Raymond Floyd (1976).

Already a three-time winner this season, Spieth is looking to continue his solid record at Hilton Head, where he has finished tied for ninth and 12th in his two efforts there.

Defending champion Matt Kuchar is in need of a confidence-boosting result, having only shot three rounds in the 60s since finishing tied for second at the Humana Challenge in January.

Kuchar has consequently slipped down the world rankings to 17th, but will look to replicate the form that saw him finish with a seven-under-par 64 to hold aloft the trophy 12 months back.

Runner-up in 2012, Zach Johnson comes to the Harbour Town Golf Links full of confidence, having registered his best Masters finish - tied for ninth - since winning the green jacket in 2007.

Tournament bridesmaid Luke Donald will be hoping to turn consistency into silverware, having finished in the top three in five of his past six trips to the event in South Carolina.

Brandt Snedeker, the 2011 champion, was cut at Augusta, but has shown good signs in the 2015 season - winning the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and registering four other top-10 finishes.

Another former champion Graeme McDowell (2013) will be eyeing a return to form, having slipped outside the top 30 in the rankings.

McDowell began the season strongly, with top five finishes at the WGC-HSBC Champions and the Franklin Templeton Shootout, but he was cut in two of his past four starts - and finished outside the top 50 in the other two.

All eyes will be on Spieth and how he handles the emotional residue and fatigue from his Masters triumph, but if his form holds up, it could easily be title number four for the season.

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