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* Has more wins than Woods at same age * Admits he got lucky at penultimate hole * Says victory important for career (Recasts with details, quotes) May 29 (Reuters) - Jordan Spieth exhibited his short-game wizardry with six back-nine birdies to claim the Colonial tournament on Sunday for his eighth career PGA Tour victory before his 23rd birthday, an impressive run that is one better than Tiger Woods managed at that age. The emphatic win not only gave Spieth, who turns 23 on July 27, his first win in his home state after three second-place showings in Texas, but the performance came in his third start since his back-nine collapse at the Masters last month. "To come back in only our third tournament and close it out is really, really special," Spieth said.
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