On this week’s podcast, we go in-depth on Jordan Spieth’s Masters letdown, including how he handled the 12th hole, his mini-comeback and how he handled the gauntlet of gotchas in the post-tournament news conference and green jacket ceremonies. Also, we resoundingly answer how this will affect Spieth with caddie Michael Greller as a guide. Ryan […]
Jack Nicklaus offers Masters praise for Willett, sympathy for Spieth
April 12, 2016 by
In the wake of the outcome of the Masters, 18-time major winner Jack Nicklaus felt compelled to issue a statement on Jordan Spieth’s meltdown on the par-3 12th and Danny Willett’s bogey-free, final-round 67 that clinched his first major championship. “I think the whole golfing world feels for Jordan Spieth,” the statement started. “He had […]
Spieth vs. McIlroy: Dogfight in the Dogwoods, hole-by-hole
April 9, 2016 by
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Ladies and gentlemen, the preliminaries are done, and it’s time for the Main Event at the Masters: THE DOGFIGHT IN THE DOGWOODS! This will be an 18-hole contest, no holds barred and no cell phones allowed. Let’s meet our contenders: • Your challenger, one stroke back at three-under-par, standing five-foot-nine and weighing in at […]
Spieth frustrated by putter after 2nd round 73 in Houston Open
April 2, 2016 by
Heading into the Shell Houston Open, Jordan Spieth said he was looking for some consistency leading into his first major title defense at the Masters. Through two rounds at Golf Club of Houston, Spieth hasn’t found it. After opening with 5-under 67 on Thursday, the 22-year-old Texan struggled with the putter on Friday, leading to […]
Excited for Masters, Spieth looks to get game ready in Houston
March 31, 2016 by
To describe Jordan Spieth as jazzed for his first major title defense would, perhaps, be an understatement. “The Masters is [less than] 10 days away,” Spieth said Wednesday at the Shell Houston Open. “Just saying that makes you just want to go out and do pushups or something, just like it makes you really, really […]
Spieth, feeling at home, wins on Day 1 at WGC-Dell Match Play
March 24, 2016 by
Jordan Spieth is playing on comfortable turf this week at the WGC-Dell Match Play. Not only is he competing in Austin, where he spent three semesters at the University of Texas, but Spieth is also competing on a host course in Austin Country Club that he played once or twice each week of his brief […]
Spieth hoping for Austin advantage at WGC-Dell Match Play
March 23, 2016 by
Jordan Spieth knows how the putts break at Austin Country Club, and that should only improve his putting proclivity this week at the WGC-Dell Match Play. In his three semesters at the University of Texas, Spieth played the course often — he reckons once or twice each week. “It’s a place I’m very familiar with, […]
Spieth stumbles on Sunday at Valspar with 73 at Innisbrook
March 14, 2016 by
Jordan Spieth couldn’t complete the comeback on Sunday at the Valspar Championship. The world No. 1 shot a 2-over 73 at Innisbrook’s Copperhead Course to finish in a tie for 18th place, seven shots out of a playoff eventually won by 2011 Masters winner Charl Schwartzel. The reigning Masters champion, whose first major title defense […]
Spieth survives opening Valspar 76 to make cut; 7 back of lead
March 12, 2016 by
Small goals. After an opening 5-over 76 at the Valspar Championship on Thursday, Jordan Spieth had a small, albeit not so simple, goal for Friday: play well enough to make the cut in the first of five title defenses in 2016. He did that, shooting 3-under 68 on Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course to land a […]
