Jordan Spieth

Jordan Spieth
Spieth with the 2015 U.S. Open trophy
Personal information
Full nameJordan Alexander Spieth
Born (1993-07-27) July 27, 1993 (age 31)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceDallas, Texas, U.S.
Spouse
Annie Verret
(m. 2018)
Children2
Career
CollegeUniversity of Texas
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins16
Highest ranking1 (August 16, 2015)[1]
(26 weeks)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour13
European Tour3
PGA Tour of Australasia2
Other1
Best results in major championships
(wins: 3)
Masters TournamentWon: 2015
PGA Championship2nd: 2015
U.S. OpenWon: 2015
The Open ChampionshipWon: 2017
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year
2013
PGA Tour
FedEx Cup winner
2015
PGA Tour
money list winner
2014–15
PGA Tour
Player of the Year
2014–15
PGA Player of the Year2015
Byron Nelson Award2014–15, 2016–17
Vardon Trophy2015, 2017

Jordan Alexander Spieth (/ˈspθ/; born July 27, 1993) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. He is a three-time major winner and the 2015 FedEx Cup champion.[2]

Spieth's first major win came in the 2015 Masters Tournament, when he shot a 270 (−18). He tied the then 72-hole record set by Tiger Woods in 1997 and became the second youngest golfer (behind Woods) to win the Masters. He then won the 2015 U.S. Open with a score of 5-under-par.[3] He was the youngest U.S. Open champion since amateur Bobby Jones in 1923. He followed up with a win in the 2015 Tour Championship, which clinched the 2015 FedEx Cup. Two years later, Spieth won his third major at the 2017 Open Championship, by three shots at 12 under par.[4]

Spieth won the Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year in 2016.[5]

  1. ^ "Week 33 2015 Ending 16 Aug 2015" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  2. ^ "Jordan Spieth closes with 1-under 69 to capture FedEx Cup, $10M bonus". ESPN. Associated Press. September 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Gittings, Paul (June 22, 2015). "U.S. Open 2015: Jordan Spieth claims back-to-back majors in dramatic finale". CNN.
  4. ^ Corrigan, James; Bagchi, Rob (July 23, 2017). "Jordan Spieth turns potential Open meltdown into extraordinary victory at Royal Birkdale". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "PAST WINNERS". Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.