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 ...
Golf Ping?
Yeah...I really like him. He's a great ambassador for pro golf.
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.
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.
Amen...A real class act!
I thought bo owned all the golph coarses in HI.
Spieth wasn’t even that sharp, so this is even scarier than it looks.
I agree - class act.
I didn’t get to see the final round. Did Patrick Reed break Singh’s record for consecutive holes without a bogey?
I don’t think so, he bogied the 15th.
PFL
I think Reed did break Singh’s record with a 68-hole streak.
I looked for Singh’s record but couldn’t find it.
I don’t know what Singh’s record is, Reed went 68 holes without a bogey.
Bump, shoulda read through before posting. :)
Singh’s record was 47 I believe. So a 68 would have done it. Good for him.
Sorry for the bad info.
Thanks, going 68 holes without one is amazing.
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.........
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