Yes. And that is what makes him so riveting. He is both a golfing genius and a tortured soul. He can make the hard stuff look easy and the easy stuff look impossible. Spieth has both superpowers and intense frailties. Watching him scuffle to fulfill his vast potential is the best show in the game. What a competitor.
Oooh, tough one. Thomas has more firepower and never loses the plot the way Spieth does. But JT doesn’t have Jordan’s grit—in fairness, nobody does—and he does not play with the same kind of joy. Perhaps because it has been nearly five years since he won his only major championship, Thomas seems increasingly frustrated/oppressed on the golf course. He appears more fixated on the results than the process. Meanwhile, Spieth manifests joy in the struggles. For that reason, I think Jordan will have a longer, more fruitful career.
Has Ted Scott wrapped up Caddie of the Year honors? @CCGabriel1
Don’t sleep on Michael Greller! Caddieing for Spieth must be like riding a bucking bronco. If Jordan completes the career Grand Slam next month at Southern Hills, Greller may brood his way to the mythical COY honors.
If Spieth never wins another event, is he still a Hall of Famer? Three majors and a FedEx Cup winner and other wins … I say yes. @Skroutyboy
No question. I mean, have you seen some of the other folks in the Hall? If they put Billy Payne in there but deny Jordan, we will burn that place to the ground and I’m bringing the gasoline and the matches.
Do you think Scottie wins more or less than three majors? @modernml
Here is an incomplete list of players who have won fewer than three majors: Greg Norman, Johnny Miller, Dustin Johnson, Bernhard Langer, Curtis Strange, Ben Crenshaw, Jose Maria Olazabal, Tony Jacklin, Zach Johnson, Fred Couples, Davis Love III, Tom Weiskopf, Tom Kite, Sergio Garcia, Jason Day and Justin Thomas. Clearly, winning three is a monumental achievement. I certainly think Scheffler has the game and the head for it, but life can get in the way. Ask all the dudes in this paragraph.
Is this the largest crop of contenders for Best Player Never to Have Won a Major? Hovland. Cantlay. Cam Smith. Xander. Sungjae. It was Scottie before this week, unless you count career longevity. Now who is it? @evandawson
