Spieth's in a Portrush for gallery makeover

JORDAN SPIETH wants to be Open daddy again as he battles back to the top.

- By Craig Swan

The American arrived at Royal Portrush later than normal after wife Annie gave birth to the couple's third child last week - but former champion Spieth says more success is also now overdue.

The 31-year-old can see reminders of his 2017 victory across the venue, but the memories are getting too old.

Next year, he'll return to Royal Birkdale and thoughts of the magical Sunday back-nine with shots from behind equipment trucks on the way to victory will all come flooding back.

Spieth's face will adorn the stage, but he doesn't want to just see pictures from eight years ago. He wants new ones. Preferably of him holding the trophy from this weekend in Northern Ireland.

As a historian of the game, seeing himself means a lot as he explained: “Yeah, it’s great. This is the only tournament that does it like that. They flash the scoreboards of the past winners and stuff and it brings good memories.

“Next year will be really fun to relive the memories going back to Birkdale, but here I'd love to create more. I don’t like that it was a long time ago, I'd like something more recent.