Jordan Spieth has just missed out on a top-10 finish at The Masters after his final-round 68 at Augusta National.
Spieth played solid golf throughout all four days, but he was still around 10 shots away from his second Green Jacket.
The 2015 champion has now explained which area of his game let him down in an interview after the tournament.
Jordan Spieth could not believe how many makeable putts he missed throughout the week at The Masters .
Spieth is usually an excellent putter, especially on the greens at Augusta , with his erratic driving being his biggest problem.
The former world number one suggested his putting performance this week was potentially the "worst" it has ever been.
"Yeah, just back to putting," Spieth highlighted. "I was on a really good putting stretch from the west coast through the first couple of Florida events, and then the last two weeks, probably had a couple of my worst putting results that I've ever had.
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"And the stroke, my stroke felt clean minus a couple of them, better than bad putting times. It was just last week that I got a little off in the first round, and the hole just looked small, and I've tried to make it look bigger every day since.
"Just didn't get there. So I'm going to spend a lot of time putting next week and probably putting from a shorter range just to see a lot of putts go in and believe the hole is bigger than the ball.
If Spieth can fix his putting over the next few days, he would have to be considered a top contender at the RBC Heritage next week.
Spieth then made a surprising claim about his ball-striking in 2026 compared to during his victory 11 years ago.
He actually believes this week was "the best" he has ever hit the ball at Augusta, emphasising the significance of his lacklustre putting.
"Sometimes I wonder if, early in the first round, a couple of the ones that I probably should have made went in, who knows what the tournament looks like," he said.
"I hit it better than the year I won, and I hit it way better than any of the second places or fourths that I hit it. Probably the best I've ever hit it here, and I typically putt these greens very well.
"That part is a bit frustrating. Again, putting can be streaky, so just get on the right streak and go try to win next week."
Almost every golf fan would love to see Spieth combine his best ball-striking and putting one more time at Augusta.
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