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By Mark Lamport-Stokes AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 13 (Reuters) - Jordan Spieth's remarkable victory at the 79th Masters not only confirmed the greatness for which he has long been earmarked but offered a glimpse into the likely pattern at majors for the next decade. Spieth, aged 21, claimed his first major title on Sunday with a record-equalling display at Augusta National where world number one Rory McIlroy, 25, finished fourth and rising Japanese talent Hideki Matsuyama, 23, placed fifth. American Rickie Fowler, 26, tied for 12th in the year's opening major and with Australia's Jason Day, 27, who faded into a share of 28th place, those five players can be expected to flourish in golf's big events for the foreseeable future. We've got a great group of guys right now who are all from different nations who are playing against each other." Northern Ireland's McIlroy has already set the gold standard with four major victories and he arrived at Augusta National last week in pursuit of a career grand slam of golf's four blue riband events.
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