Jordan Spieth believes Tiger Woods doesn’t get enough credit for his impact on professional golf, its coffers and its worldwide perception. In an interview for Golf Channel’s “Feherty,” the first of two parts which aired on Monday night, Spieth expounded on how Woods took the mantle of the sport from Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. […]
Spieth stuns with 79 at Riviera for worst PGA Tour 1st round
February 19, 2016 by
Jordan Spieth didn’t see this coming. No one did. But, here we are. Spieth shot 8-over 79 on Thursday to open the Northern Trust Open, where last year he finished a shot out of a three-man playoff eventually won by James Hahn. The poor start put him in a tie for next to last in […]
Spieth struggles to make 54-hole cut at Pebble Beach
February 14, 2016 by
It’s been a while since Jordan Spieth played on a Sunday without a chance to win. That’s the situation the world No. 1 finds himself in heading into the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Spieth barely made the 54-hole cut after wrapping up his third round, a 2-over 74 at Pebble Beach […]
Jordan Spieth tied for 3rd at Singapore Open with agent as caddie
January 30, 2016 by
Jordan Spieth frequently uses the first-person plural when talking about the good stuff in his round. It’s we, not me. Well, the other person in that “we” changed on Thursday in the first round of the Asian Tour’s inaugural Singapore Open. Spieth’s regular caddie, Michael Greller, injured his knee last week at the Abu Dhabi […]
Spieth considering future schedule changes after tiring stretch
January 24, 2016 by
Jordan Spieth is wiped. Spieth finished T-5 in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, five shots behind eventual winner Rickie Fowler. Not bad for his debut in the tournament, but Spieth walked away from the week wondering if chasing high-dollar appearance fees, like he got to make his Abu Dhabi debut this week, is worth […]
Play suspended in Abu Dhabi as Spieth, McIlroy stall out in Abu Dhabi
January 23, 2016 by
Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth struggled on Friday at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, with both losing ground on the lead before play was called due to darkness. Spieth got off to a rough start after an opening 4-under 68, making back-to-back bogeys on the fourth and fifth holes. As he hooked his tee […]
Spieth labels Ryder Cup as ‘possibly at the very top’ of ’16 goals
January 21, 2016 by
CIMB Classic winner Justin Thomas caught a lot of flak two weeks ago when he told Golf Channel, without hesitation, that he’d prefer being on a winning 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup team to winning a major this year. On Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, Jordan Spieth elevated the biennial match to a similar level. “[The Ryder […]
Podcast: Why Jordan Spieth (and Patrick Reed) are even better in 2016
January 16, 2016 by
Jordan Spieth kicked off his 2016 with a dominant, eight-shot win at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. While he demonstrated improvement in several facets of his game, perhaps the most impressive was the way he has figured out how to win every which way. Meanwhile, Patrick Reed didn’t successfully defend his title at Kapalua, but […]
Spieth supplants Woods as golf’s top earner at $54 million
January 14, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Tiger Woods is no longer golf’s biggest money maker. That title now belongs to Jordan Spieth. The two-time 2015 major winner tops Golf Digest’s annual list of the game’s highest earners, pulling in an estimated $ 54 million in 2015. Spieth was ranked 16th in last year’s list. However, […]
As comparisons to Tiger mount, Spieth uses Woods as motivation
January 13, 2016 by
On the heels of a dominating, eight-shot win at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions to start 2016, Jordan Spieth is drawing more and more comparisons to Tiger Woods — not because Spieth will necessarily have Woods’ astounding career but simply because Spieth is the first player since Woods to enjoy similar success in his early […]
