Spieth to complete Grand Slam? Storylines to follow at PGA Championship

Six storylines to follow ahead of the PGA Championship, live this week on Sky Sports Golf, ranging from injury comebacks and historic attempts to more potential controversy! Can Spieth complete the career Grand Slam?

Following Rory McIlroy's best attempt yet at completing the career Grand Slam at The Masters last month, it will be Jordan Spieth's turn in similar circumstances this week at Southern Hills.

McIlroy admitted he was happy to undertake his preparation at Augusta National largely "unhindered" thanks to the presence of a certain Tiger Woods, the last of the five men to have won all four major titles.

This week, it will be the absence of defending champion Phil Mickelson which will dominate the conversation, which could be good news in Spieth's pursuit to win his missing major and join golf's exclusive club.

Spieth's best result in the event is second behind Jason Day in 2015, the year he won The Masters and US Open and missed out on a play-off in the Open at St Andrews by a single shot, while he was also a somewhat distant third to Brooks Koepka in 2019.

The three-time major winner bounced back from missing the cut at The Masters last month to win the RBC Heritage the following week, despite struggling in the putting statistics, with Spieth following it up by producing an impressive showing in his runner-up finish at the AT&T Byron Nelson.

Only Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Woods have won the career Grand Slam in the modern era, although it would be little surprise to see Spieth's name added to that list if all areas of his game are firing in the Oklahoma heat.

The former world No 1 is listed in the field for this week's event at Southern Hills, the venue where Woods famously won the