Charlotte, N.C. - Jordan Spieth has played in the PGA Championship for years and has not even been asked about his prospects for completing a professional grand slam.

He didn't find it insulting. Actually, he kind of understood it.

"A lot of times, I'm not in a good state," he said.

But that's not the case this year, and it's appropriate, a month after Rory McIlroy finally checked out the final stop of the Grand Slam, Spieth's player interview at Quail Hollow began on Tuesday.

This will be Spieth's ninth attempt to win the fourth and final round. McIlroy needed a record 11 attempts (the first high was 3) to finally ask for the Masters.

"It always hovers around the calendar," Spieth said. "For me, if I could only win one game in my life, I would choose this one.

"It's exciting to watch Rory try it over the years, after trying it over the years. He makes it look much easier most of the time; so, obviously, it's the forefront in his mind. Many people haven't done anything like this, and that's a reason. But I want to put on my hat and get my hat on a weekend chance."

Spieth hasn't been particularly close since its first attempt in 2017 (also at Quail Hollow). His only top ten is in 2019, and even he admits he needs to "fake" it around Bethpage Black without his best, and Brooks Koepka is pinned to a large extent.

Throughout his career, Spieth has long believed that the PGA championship would be his second major to win. He admitted that he might be lucky that the last game he wanted to win was the U.S. Open, which appeared in an atypical field in Chambers Bay in 2015 and received some help in three games of the late Dustin Johnson. Meanwhile, PGA prefers rough large courts, which usually do not conform to Spieth's outline. However, improvements to the driver have brought him new confidence as he can handle the unique requirements of the profession. This season, he improved his ball speed and accuracy when he returned to three top ten in wrist surgery.

“Because my driver became a more weapon than before, it puts me in a position to feel more comfortable in these classes,” he said.

In fact, he had seen Quail Hollow (four attempts, zero TOP-25) before the regular PGA Tour stop and in the wall-to-wall, sloping Bermudagrass he grew up in Dallas, which probably represents Spieth's best opportunity to join Golf's most unique club.

"This is a great opportunity this week," he said.