Los Angeles: Masters champion Jordan Spieth says he would welcome a long-term rivalry with Rory McIlroy but still has some way to go to match the World No 1.


Rory McIlroy at the pro-am event in California yesterday 

The 21-year-old American, who captured his first major title at Augusta National earlier this month, is seeded second behind McIlroy at this week's San Francisco WGC-Matchplay Championship. And should the seedings hold firm, he could go head-to-head with Rory for the first time in Sunday afternoon's final.