Spieth Becomes Second To Post 30-Under In PGA Tour Event
/But go easy on the Tiger comparisons...
Doug Ferguson's game story covers the resounding season-opening win by Jordan Spieth, who beat Patrick Reed by eight strokes. Spieth became only the second player to post a 30-under total or better in a 72-hole event, and tied Woods for most PGA Tour wins by 22.
Spieth won his seventh title in his 77th start as a pro. Woods won his seventh PGA Tour event in his 38th start, and he had 18 wins in his first 77 tournaments.
"Nowhere near," Spieth said on how his record stacks up with Woods. "I don't think there's any reason to compare. It's awfully early. We're excited about where we're at to start our career. What Tiger has done, I can't imagine ever being done."
The breathless nature of the Spieth enthusiasm is mostly warranted, but the Woods comparisons bothered John Strege a bit.
A more appropriate question: Wouldn’t it be better simply to enjoy Spieth for what he is, fresh air in an often fetid sporting world (to wit, the Bengals-Steelers game Saturday night) and a reason to look forward to watching how the story unfolds in a sport too frequently capable of curing insomnia?
The highlights:
**Brian Wacker posts random observations and comments on the week, including this from Spieth regarding an apparent love-hate relationship with social media.
“I struggle a bit with social media. Trying to quiet the noise there, just people that just want to make comments -- so I've just gone away from looking at any comments on Instagram, Twitter. People just want to say stuff just to say stuff. … I have as high expectations as anybody else. So, if I'm not reaching my own, I'm going to be upset with myself. I'm not going to let other people’s expectations take the best of me.”
Worth noting for Spieth fanboys: Jordan said this is the best putting week he's had on the PGA Tour to date, Alex Miceli reports.
Alex Myers with seven staggering stats from the week.
