Ex world number 1 Jordan Spieth returned to victory this Sunday at the Texas Open in San Antonio, two lengths ahead of compatriot Charley Hoffmann, 2nd, and Englishman Matt Wallace, 3rd by four. The American, who had not won anything since the British Open in 2017, signs his 12th professional title.

Valero Texas Open: Jordan Spieth returns to the winner's circle

Jordan Spieth - © PGA Tour

When he won the Valero Texas Open with a small par putt, Jordan Spieth waited for a special thrill that never came. The ending seemed familiar and fair.

But as he saw his wife Annie Verret running towards him, tears came to him behind his sunglasses. She felt the weight of a struggle that had lasted 1 days, those 351 starts on the PGA TOUR since her husband's last victory. Their embrace said a lot, as Spieth almost lifted her off the ground, so strong was the emotion when he won his 83th professional tournament.

It happened in Texas on a calm and bright afternoon, the week before the Masters tournament, symbolizing a new golf season. It happened to someone who needed it to happen. At 27, Spieth has already proven himself on the tour, a star who won a US Open, Masters and Open Championship after two US Juniors and three college victories at the University of Texas. Then, at the end of 2017, the victories stopped.

With a hand problem and a swing getting too stiff, there were days he wasn't sure where his ball was going to land. He wondered a lot.

"I feel grateful", Spieth said on Sunday, responding to a question he was happy to be asked. “It has been a long road which has seen many difficult days. I have had people around me who have always believed in me, even when I believed in myself a little less. " Was he thinking of Annie? It was a bit after the trophy presentation and the television interviews. (In the first interview, before the mics were plugged in, he shook his head and exhaled: “It was a journey. ")

Here's how the trip ended: He posted a score of 66 (-6) to end the week at 270 (-18), two strokes better than Charley Hoffman and four ahead of Matt Wallace. He moved up 33 places in the FedExCup rankings, reaching 7th place. He continued his good season, in which he finished three times in the Top 5 since the beginning of February.

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