Jordan Spieth

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Jordan Spieth
— Golfer —

Spieth in August 2011
Personal information
Born (1993-07-27) July 27, 1993
Dallas, Texas
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Dallas, Texas
Career
College University of Texas
Turned professional 2012
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 1
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open T21: 2012
The Open Championship T44: 2013
PGA Championship CUT: 2013
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year		 2013

Jordan Spieth (born July 27, 1993) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.

Amateur career

Spieth won the U.S. Junior Amateur in 2009 and 2011, joining Tiger Woods as its only multiple winners.[1] Before turning 18 in July 2011, Spieth was number one in the Polo Golf Rankings, which determines the best junior golfers in the United States.[2] Spieth, the 2009 and 2011 U.S. Junior Amateur champion, finished second in the 2008 and 2009 Junior PGA Championship.[3] As a result of his efforts that year, the American Junior Golf Association named him the Rolex Junior Player of the Year in 2009.[4]

Spieth accepted an exemption to play in the PGA Tour's HP Byron Nelson Championship in 2010. It was the event's first amateur exemption since 1995.[5] The tournament's previous exemptions had included Trip Kuehne in 1995, and Justin Leonard and Woods in 1993.[5] Spieth made the cut, becoming, at that time, the sixth-youngest player to make the cut at a PGA Tour event.[6] Spieth was tied for 7th place after the third round, and finished the tournament in a tie for 16th place.[7] He was offered another exemption into the tournament in 2011, when he again made the cut and finished in a tie for 32nd.[8]

Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Spieth attended St. Monica Catholic School and Jesuit College Preparatory School, graduating in 2011.[5] He played college golf for the Longhorns at the University of Texas.[9] Spieth was an integral member of the 2011 Walker Cup team, and played in three of the four rounds, halving his foursomes match and winning both singles matches.[10]

In his freshman year at Texas, Spieth won three events and led the team in scoring average.[11] He helped his team win the NCAA championship, was named to the All-Big 12 Team, Big 12 Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year, and was a first-team All-American.[12][13]

Spieth earned a spot in the U.S. Open in 2012 as an alternate after Brandt Snedeker withdrew;[12] he tied for 21st and was the low amateur.[14] He became the number one amateur in the World Amateur Golf Ranking after his performance in the U.S. Open and Patrick Cantlay's decision to turn professional.[15]

Professional career

Midway through his sophomore year at Texas, Spieth turned professional in December 2012 at age 19.[16] He partnered with Under Armour for sponsorship in January 2013, [17] and with BioSteel Sports Supplements in March.

2013

Spieth opened the 2013 season by missing the cut by two strokes at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in January. In March, Spieth made three cuts, finishing tied for second at the Puerto Rico Open and tied for seventh at the Tampa Bay Championship. He notched another top-10 finish in April at the RBC Heritage, a tie for ninth.[8] Spieth earned Special Temporary Member status in March, allowing him unlimited sponsor exemptions.[18]

On July 14, Spieth won the John Deere Classic in a three-way, sudden-death playoff on the fifth playoff hole against defending champion Zach Johnson and David Hearn. He became the fourth youngest PGA Tour winner and the first teenager in 82 years; last accomplished by Ralph Guldahl at the Santa Monica Open in 1931. Spieth holed out from a greenside bunker on the 72nd hole to make the playoff.[19][20]

With the victory, Spieth was granted full status as a PGA Tour member and became eligible for the FedEx Cup, entering in 11th place in the standings. It also earned him entry into the next three majors: the 2013 Open Championship, PGA Championship, and 2014 Masters. He moved to 59th in the Official World Golf Ranking.[21]

Only five weeks after his first victory, Spieth nearly notched another at the Wyndham Championship, where he lost in a playoff to Patrick Reed. The runner-up finish moved him up to 36th in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Spieth shot a final round 62 in the Deutsche Bank Championship, vaulting him into a tie for fourth and 28th in the OWGR. Just two days later, captain Fred Couples selected Spieth for the United States squad in the 2013 Presidents Cup.

On September 27, 2013, Spieth was named PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. He ended the 2013 season 10th on the PGA Tour money list, and ranked 22nd in the world, after beginning the year 810th with no status.

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runners-up
1 Jul 14, 2013 John Deere Classic 70-65-65-65=265 −19 Playoff Canada David Hearn, United States Zach Johnson

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2013 John Deere Classic Canada David Hearn, United States Zach Johnson Won with par on fifth extra hole
2 2013 Wyndham Championship United States Patrick Reed Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2012 2013
Masters Tournament DNP DNP
U.S. Open T21LA CUT
The Open Championship DNP T44
PGA Championship DNP CUT

LA = Low amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 1 (twice)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. ↑ "Live Championship Match Blog". Junior Amateur Blog. USGA. July 23, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Polo Boys Golf Rankings". Polo Golf Rankings. Polo Golf. July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 
  3. ↑ "34th Junior PGA Championship". PGA Junior Series. PGA of America. July 31, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 
  4. ↑ "All-Time Rolex Junior Players of the Year". AJGA.org. American Junior Golf Association. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Durrett, Richard (January 25, 2010). "Spieth, 16, to play in HP Byron Nelson". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 
  6. ↑ Townsend, Brad (May 22, 2010). "Dallas teen Jordan Spieth becomes sixth-youngest golfer to make cut in PGA Tour event". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 
  7. ↑ "What will Spieth do for an encore?". PGA Tour. May 25, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Jordan Spieth - Seasons". PGA Tour. Retrieved JUly 16, 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Texas Longhorns - Player Bio - Jordan Spieth". University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved January 12, 2011. 
  10. ↑ "Walker Cup - 2011". USGA. September 11, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011. 
  11. ↑ "2011–12 University of Texas Men's Golf Statistics". Retrieved June 14, 2012. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Men's Golf freshman All-American Jordan Spieth to appear in first major at U.S. Open". June 12, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012. 
  13. ↑ "Division I PING First-Team All-Americans Announced". May 31, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012. 
  14. ↑ Evans, Farrell (June 17, 2012). "Jordan Spieth low amateur". ESPN. Retrieved June 18, 2012. 
  15. ↑ "Jordan Spieth moves to world number one on WAGR". World Amateur Golf Ranking. June 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012. 
  16. ↑ Nichols, Bill (December 14, 2012). "Dallas golfer Jordan Spieth to leave Longhorns to turn pro". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved December 17, 2012. 
  17. ↑ Scott, Trey (January 14, 2013). "Under Armour signs former Longhorn golfer Jordan Spieth". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 14, 2013. 
  18. ↑ Harig, Bob (March 18, 2013). "Jordan Spieth exempt after T-7". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2013. 
  19. ↑ Harig, Bob (July 14, 2013). "Jordan Spieth, 19, takes John Deere". ESPN. Retrieved July 16, 2013. 
  20. ↑ Brown, Rick (July 14, 2013). "19-year-old Jordan Spieth wins John Deere Classic". USA Today. Retrieved July 16, 2013. 
  21. ↑ "Week 28 - Mickleson Takes World No. 5 Spot And 19 Year Old Jordan Speith Bags Himself A Ticket Into The Open Championship". OWGR. July 15, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013. 

External links

United States Presidents Cup team – 2013
United States
Won: 18.5 – 15.5
PGA Tour Rookies of the Year
‡ indicates won major in the year the golfer won award † indicates won major sometime in their respective golfing careers
∞ indicates won all four majors in the golfers career
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