Jordan Spieth must play it cool to join Masters greats

It would appear to be an impossible reach for a 22-year-old, to go where only the greatest of the greats have gone. Successfully defend your Masters title? Only Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods have done that.

So where does the audacity come from to think Spieth should be in line to thrust himself into the Mount Rushmore of golfers? Well, perhaps from the reality he has already proven himself capable.

Consider, if you will, the list of players who have won the Masters and the US Open in the same calendar year: Nicklaus, Woods, Craig Wood, Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer.