Spieth believes best still to come

Talented Texan sees Champions as 'start of a new year'

Jordan Spieth wore a black tunic with red trim around the collar to take part in a Chinese drum ceremony on Tuesday afternoon, just as the Shanghai skyline began to glow with lights behind him and three other top players.

At the traditional photo opportunity to kick off the HSBC Champions, one observer noted that Spieth had not dressed like that since graduation, which for him was only four years ago - from high school.