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Spieth anything but rusty, shoots 30 under -- THIRTY! -- at Kapalua
Fox Sports ^ | January 10, 2016 | AP

Posted on 01/11/2016 9:40:27 AM PST by jazusamo

Jordan Spieth brought his old form to the new year and had no trouble winning the Hyundai Tournament of Champions on Sunday.

Staked to a five-shot lead, Spieth made two straight birdies around the turn at Kapalua to restore his margin, and he spent the rest of the afternoon soaking up the views of surf and sun on Maui. The view from the top is just as stunning at the moment, not so much for those trying to catch him.

Spieth made an 8-foot birdie putt to reach his target, even though he didn't need it. He closed with a 6-under 67 for an eight-shot victory overPatrick Reed. He finished at 30-under 262, joining Ernie Els as the only players in PGA Tour history to finish a 72-hole event at 30 under or lower.

Els set his record of 31 under at Kapalua in 2003 with an eight-shot win.

"I felt like it was short three-week break and continue what we were doing last year," said Spieth, coming off a five-win season that included the Masters and U.S. Open. "That's the way I'll keep on thinking about it. It worked this week. All parts were firing."

Reed, the defending champion at Kapalua, got within three shots with a birdie on the par-5 ninth. Spieth answered with a two-putt birdie in the group behind him, and then rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt on the 10th and was on his way.

He had talked about setting 30 under as his goal because it such gorgeous conditions, he might need it to hold off anyone making a big run.

Turns out he didn't need it.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxsports.com ...


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KEYWORDS: golf; hyundaichampions; kapalua; spieth
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What a fine golfer and gentleman Jordan Spieth is.
1 posted on 01/11/2016 9:40:28 AM PST by jazusamo
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To: Baynative; Zuben Elgenubi

Golf Ping?


2 posted on 01/11/2016 9:41:46 AM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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What a fine golfer and gentleman Jordan Spieth is.

Yeah...I really like him. He's a great ambassador for pro golf.

3 posted on 01/11/2016 9:43:58 AM PST by pgkdan
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What a fine golfer and gentleman Jordan Spieth is.

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Yes and his autistic sister was there to greet him and that is who he went to first with a
big hug and picked her up. IMO that says a lot about the gentleman’s priorities.
May he be blessed.


4 posted on 01/11/2016 9:50:42 AM PST by deport
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To: jazusamo

That writer isn’t going to have much of a future. All pro golf stories are supposed to be about Tiger Woods and his latest comeback.


5 posted on 01/11/2016 9:51:11 AM PST by PAR35
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Amen...A real class act!


6 posted on 01/11/2016 9:52:40 AM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: PAR35

I thought bo owned all the golph coarses in HI.


7 posted on 01/11/2016 9:52:56 AM PST by Scrambler Bob
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To: jazusamo

Spieth wasn’t even that sharp, so this is even scarier than it looks.


8 posted on 01/11/2016 9:54:31 AM PST by proxy_user
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To: jazusamo

I agree - class act.


9 posted on 01/11/2016 9:55:09 AM PST by aquila48
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To: jazusamo

I didn’t get to see the final round. Did Patrick Reed break Singh’s record for consecutive holes without a bogey?


10 posted on 01/11/2016 9:57:51 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism. It is incompatible with real freedom.)
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I don’t think so, he bogied the 15th.


11 posted on 01/11/2016 10:00:15 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: jazusamo

PFL


12 posted on 01/11/2016 10:01:13 AM PST by Batman11 ( All Muslims are not terrorists, but almost all terrorists are Muslim!)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

I think Reed did break Singh’s record with a 68-hole streak.

I looked for Singh’s record but couldn’t find it.


13 posted on 01/11/2016 10:08:31 AM PST by proxy_user
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

I don’t know what Singh’s record is, Reed went 68 holes without a bogey.


14 posted on 01/11/2016 10:12:59 AM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Bump, shoulda read through before posting. :)


15 posted on 01/11/2016 10:14:43 AM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Please bump the Freepathon or click above to donate or become a monthly donor!

16 posted on 01/11/2016 10:15:09 AM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Singh’s record was 47 I believe. So a 68 would have done it. Good for him.


17 posted on 01/11/2016 10:34:18 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism. It is incompatible with real freedom.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Sorry for the bad info.


18 posted on 01/11/2016 10:37:11 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Thanks, going 68 holes without one is amazing.


19 posted on 01/11/2016 10:38:13 AM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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He finished at 30-under

He certainly didn't get his monies worth on those rounds........

When I used to golf I turned every round into a sightseeing event. I probably saw parts of the course that nobody had ever seen before.........

20 posted on 01/11/2016 10:42:33 AM PST by Hot Tabasco (Dear Santa: Please find a home for every homeless and unwanted cat and dog that is suffering)
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