Grandstanding: A Yahoo Sports podcastSubscribe via iTunes After winning the Masters, Phil Mickelson went to Krispy Kreme, and Bubba Watson went to Waffle House. So what Augusta, Ga, fast food joint did Jordan Spieth hit on Monday to celebrate his record-setting Masters win a day earlier? Chick-fil-A. “Twelve-piece nugget and grilled chicken is my go-to,” […]
Final tee time bodes well for Spieth, Rose
April 12, 2015 by
If history serves as any guide at the Masters, Jordan Spieth and Justin Rose should feel very good about their chances to slip on their first green jacket on Sunday evening. Spieth, who is at 16-under 200 through 54 holes of the Masters, will be paired for the final round with 2013 U.S. Open champion […]
How to beat Jordan Spieth and win the Masters
April 11, 2015 by
No one has ever played Augusta National Golf Club for the first 36 holes of a Masters as well as Jordan Spieth. The 21-year-old set the 36-hole scoring record on Friday at 14-under 130, ending Raymond Floyd’s 39-year mark from 1976. Spieth is five shots clear of 38-year-old Charley Hoffman, who is known more for […]
Spieth leads, Monday qualifier Cook close at Shell Houston Open
April 5, 2015 by
Two young guys are at the top of the leaderboard after three rounds of the Shell Houston Open. One is 21 years old; the other is 24. One is ranked fourth in the world; the other 993rd. Jordan Spieth leads at Golf Club of Houston by a shot at 14 under par, charging into the […]
Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed and a more wide-open Masters
March 16, 2015 by
Your browser does not support iframes. The Valspar Championship was the year’s most thrilling tournament, with a back nine and playoff complete with unlikely up-and-downs, clutch putts and a sudden, decisive winner. While Jordan Spieth picked up his second PGA Tour win with a 28-foot birdie putt to topple Patrick Reed and Sean O’Hair, the […]
Devil Ball Golf 18 for ’15 (Part 10): Jordan Spieth
January 2, 2015 by
Welcome into the start of the second half of Devil Ball Golf’s 18 for ’15, our 18-part preview looking ahead to the new year in golf. We turn our attention to the No. 9 player in the world: Jordan Spieth. If the way Jordan Spieth closed out 2014 is any indication of what we can […]
Different tournament, same top spot for Jordan Spieth
December 5, 2014 by
Jordan Spieth ended Day 1 of the Hero World Challenge on Thursday in the same place he ended his last tournament: atop the leaderboard. Four days after becoming the first American in 21 years to win the Australian Open, Spieth shot a 6-under 66 at Isleworth Golf & Country Club to lead the 18-man event […]
Jordan Spieth impresses with 6-shot Australian Open win
November 30, 2014 by
An American hadn’t won the Australian Open in 21 years. In windy conditions on Sunday at the Australian Open, naturally, it was a Texan who ended that skid. While the rest of the field was blown away by windy conditions at The Australian Golf Club, Jordan Spieth dominated the course to shoot a final-round, 8-under […]
McIlroy, Scott and Spieth poised for weekend battle at Aussie Open
November 29, 2014 by
At The Australian Golf Club, an Australian leads the Emirates Australian Open. However, through two rounds, an Ulsterman, American and the world’s top-ranked Aussie are in contention for the second leg of the nation’s Triple Crown. Two-time Aussie Open winner Greg Chalmers leads the way after shooting course-record-tying 5-under 66 on Day 2, taking a […]
Jordan Spieth recreated his famous bunker shot at the John Deere and holed it on his first try
June 4, 2014 by
Jordan Spieth has been the “it” kid in 2014, carding 13 top-25s this season and six top-10s, but maybe his most famous golf shot happened in 2013 when he needed to hole a bunker shot on his final hole at the John Deere to make a playoff. Spieth did just that, eventually winning the John […]
