Jordan Spieth sees similarities between himself and Tyrrell Hatton

Jordan Spieth believes there are a lot of similarities between himself and Tyrrell Hatton on the golf course, after the former World No.1 praised the Englishman ahead of his Arnold Palmer Invitational defence at Bay Hill this week.

The three-time major winner was on the brink of falling outside of the top 100 in the world, but his form over the past month has seen his game head back in the right direction, as Spieth looks to find the form that once made him one of the most talented players on the PGA Tour.

Hatton's form over the past year has been nothing short of spectacular and the 29-year-old goes into his Arnold Palmer Invitational defence as the highest ranked player in the field.

Speaking to the media ahead of this week's event, Spieth had high praise for Hatton and said his determination on the course reminds him of his own game.

"I think I actually see like similarities to me, when I feel like I'm playing well," said Spieth of Hatton. "It's not going to be the longest, it's not going to be like the prettiest, necessarily, way to do it, but the guy's going to compete and he's going to get the ball in the hole faster than the other people and that's really the job.

"He's a very good driver of the golf ball, and every part of his game is solid. I don't know his game extremely well, but he's obviously able to win just about anywhere in the world and he's proven that now.

"But he's just a competitor. I mean, it's hard to kind of, that just comes naturally to people and he's one of those guys that possesses that kind of, that inner confidence and that competitiveness that, if things get a little off, he's going to save par. But when things are on, he's going to continue to ride that momentum.

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"And I think just the fact that the overall state of his game, he does everything well and when he's doing something really well, he's in contention or wins. He's someone that you can tell wants it really badly out there.

"I wouldn't consider our personalities to be matching, but in that way, in how bad you want it when you're out there, regardless if there's a microphone or a camera on you, I'm going to fist pump when it's a big putt, I'm just really involved in the round and it's just, I guess, kind of just having your personality for sure."

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