The final day of the 2015 Masters Tournament, said 21-year-old Jordan Spieth, "was arguably the greatest day of my life."
Spieth had just become the second-youngest Masters champion; he didn't allow a single competitor to come within three shots of his lead. He dominated the tournament in every form, and his status as one of the PGA Tour's most promising golfers was certainly secure.
But Spieth's performance at Augusta was just the beginning of a recurring trend.
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Since then, he's won three more PGA Tour tournaments -- including a second major championship at the U.S. Open. He's now in position to make his Masters triumph look like a small step toward an exponentially larger achievement. Spieth, a winner of both majors this year, is halfway toward winning golf's first Grand Slam in the Masters era -- a feat accomplished by winning all four major tournaments in the same year.
He'll have a chance to come one step closer to that goal when the British Open begins Thursday. A win at the event would also make Spieth the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open consecutively.
What's more, if does hoist a British Open trophy by the end of the four-day tournament, he will surpass Rory McIlroy to become the No. 1 ranked player in the world.
Soon, there might be competition for the title of "best day of Spieth's life."
Spieth will play alongside Hideki Matsuyama and Dustin Johnson for the first and second round of the tournament. The three will tee off at the Old Course at 4:33 a.m. ET Thursday.
But momentum is on Spieth's side.
On Sunday, he won the John Deere Classic in emphatic fashion, defeating Tom Gillis on the second hole of a playoff. He is also entering the British Open with four PGA Tour victories under his belt -- making Spieth the first golfer to manage that since Tiger Woods in 2000.
Although Spieth was criticized when he chose not to prepare early for the British Open overseas, the wunderkind left no doubt at the John Deere Classic that his preparation is going smoothly.
"I came here for a reason, and we accomplished that reason, and certainly I’ve got some momentum going into next week," Spieth told the Golf Channel.
Spieth also confirmed that he's aware of what's at stake when he plays this week: He said he'd begin to think about the possibility of a Grand Slam if he wins.
Here's a complete list of tee times for both the first and second round of the 144th British Open.