Jordan Spieth described his long-awaited victory at the Valero Texas Open as “monumental” as he claimed his first win since the 2017 Open at Royal Birkdale.

Spieth fired a six-under 66 in the final round at TPC San Antonio to finish two ahead of the tenacious Charley Hoffman, with England’s Matt Wallace two further back in third.

The 27-year-old former world No 1 has returned to form this year and was delighted to have finally got over the line in front after a number of near-misses in recent weeks.

“This is a monumental win for me. It’s one that I’ve certainly thought about for a long time,” he said.
“I felt really light. I just wanted to come out and smile and try and have some fun. That’s been kind of a challenge for me on these Sundays when I’ve been in contention, I’ve not come out with a real lightness to me and today I did.

“It’s been a long road. I never really doubted myself that I’d get back to where I wanted to go but when you lose confidence a lot of times it’s hard to see the positives going forward and I just kept my head down.

“I owe a lot of people thanks. It’s a team and a team effort and I’ve been blessed to work with the best in the world at everything they do.”