AUSTIN, Texas: As much golf as Jordan Spieth likes to play, it took as much discipline as he could muster to not play at all.

When he left the Masters on November 15, the only two rounds of golf he played were of the recreational variety. One was a trip with friends to Whispering Pines in southeast Texas, which was more about having a few beers and swinging the club. The other was his annual December trip to Augusta National with sponsors from AT&T.