Jordan Spieth was in the lead after every round in the tournament — a feat last achieved in 1976. David Greene talks to Christine Brennan, sports columnist with USA Today.
Last year’s champion, Bubba Watson, helps Jordan Spieth put on the iconic green jacket Sunday at the 79th Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.
OK, let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves, but what happened over the last few days in Augusta, Ga, will surely go down as one of the great sports stories of 2015. The Masters, one of golf’s most prestigious tournaments, is so steeped in history and tradition, and yet, a 21-year-old named Jordan Spieth owned the course this year. The American golfer won his first major ever. And let’s talk about this with USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan, who is on the line from Augusta. Hey, Christine.
CHRISTINE BRENNAN: Hey, David. How are you?
GREENE: I’m well, thank you. So you have covered this the last few days. Jordan Spieth leads this tournament from beginning to end. I mean, it just sounds remarkable.
BRENNAN: Oh, it was, yeah. And he should be graduating from college, from Texas, in a couple of weeks if he had stayed there. Of course he didn’t. He decided to make the decision a few years ago to come out and try it on the PGA tour and boy, oh, boy, has this been a success. Spieth was in the lead, as you said, from the get-go, shooting a 64 which was eight under, then a 66, following it up with a 70 on Saturday, a 70 on Sunday, underpar all four days.
You hear a lot about golfers talking about sleeping on the lead and how difficult it is to come back out knowing that you’re the leader. A year ago, Spieth got close, was in the final group on Sunday and could not put it together. He took all that knowledge 52 weeks later and was able to cobble it together in a beautiful way – great shot making, great class, sportsmanship, and he won at 21, the second-youngest to ever win the Masters.
