Golf-Spieth in upbeat mood as playoff momentum builds

Reigning FedExCup champion Jordan Spieth heads into this week's Deutsche Bank Championship in buoyant mood with his swing in good order as he builds momentum for the second of the PGA Tour's four lucrative playoff events. The American world number three tied for 10th at The Barclays on Sunday and has good memories of this week's venue, the TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts, where he shared fourth place on his tournament debut in 2013. "It was a good start last week," twice major winner Spieth told reporters on Thursday while preparing for Friday's opening round, which he will play in the company of Australia's Adam Scott and Argentina's Emiliano Grillo.

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