This Week In Golf: Jason Day Wins WGC-Dell Match Play
Jason Day thumps Louis Oosthuizen to win WGC-Dell Match Play. Shell Houston Open next on the PGA Tour.
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Jason Day thumps Louis Oosthuizen to win WGC-Dell Match Play. Shell Houston Open next on the PGA Tour.
Jordan Spieth lost in the fourth round at the Dell Match Play. Then, he lost his No. 1 ranking.
Spieth is trying to fine-tune his game for the Masters in two weeks. He won there last year with a four-stroke victory over Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose. And he'll stay another week in Texas for the Houston Open before heading to Augusta.
Spieth, the former Texas Longhorn and crowd favorite at Austin Country Club, wound up in the same group as longtime friend Justin Thomas.
Jordan Spieth should have a good idea about what it will take to make the cut in the Valspar Championship. He tees off on Friday afternoon and should know what it takes to get two more cracks on the weekend.
Jordan Spieth won at Kapalua to start the year, and while his results have been ordinary his last three tournaments, being at Innisbrook is a reminder that the Masters is getting closer.
CBS Sports on-course reporter Dottie Pepper discusses the Northern Trust Open, held at the famed Riviera Country Club.
Veteran CBS Sports on-course reporter Peter Kostis assesses the field at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Jordan Spieth played his first year at Pebble Beach with Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, and the last two years with country star Jake Owen. "This week, it's so unique and it's so much fun," Spieth said.
The real challenge for Spieth this year is being a target for the other players, and the scrutiny he now faces from the press and the public.
Spieth is also being noticed by some of the biggest names in golf. Legendary golfer Jack 'Golden Bear' Nicklaus went on with Lou Holtz on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio and gave Spieth some praise for his "simple" ability.
Forget the majors, forget an Olympic gold medal: Jordan Spieth's big goal in 2016 is winning the Ryder Cup with the United States.
To compare Jordan Spieth with Tiger Woods is not a mistake because Spieth does it all the time. That's what keeps him grounded. And don't be shy about throwing Phil Mickelson into that conversation.
Jordan Spieth went on Twitter in the final hour of 2015 to say, "Would rather this year not end." Maybe it never did. He delivered a statement Sunday by crushing a winners-only field at Kapalua for an eight-shot victory.
Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed competed against each other in junior golf. Each beat the other in a playoff on the PGA Tour. They were also partners in the Ryder Cup and played in the last group of the U.S. Open last year.
Brown's Steven Spieth scored 14 points in his Dallas homecoming. He is the brother of top-ranked golfer Jordan Spieth.
Jordan Spieth and Adam Scott, the two headliners at this week's Australian Open, have distinctly different excitement levels over next year's Rio Olympics golf tournament.
Branden Grace made the most of the soft, calm conditions Thursday for a 9-under 63 and a one-shot lead in the HSBC Champions match in Shanghai.
There's a U.S. Open trophy in one corner of his bedroom. A green jacket in the closet. A crystal trophy from the Tour Championship over here. The FedEx Cup trophy over there. Trophies from the Valspar Championship and John Deere Classic. A bronze of Jack Nicklaus for PGA Tour player of the year.
One year ago, Jordan Spieth wasn't even in the top 10 in the world, and had only one win as a pro.
Spieth's victory at East Lake also gives him the FedExCup, the world's top ranking and likely player-of-the-year honors.
Spieth went back to No. 1 in the world.
Day stakes claim to No. 1 status in both FedExCup standings and Official World Golf Rankings going into Tour Championship.
Two young are family friends of Jordan Spieth, and using some of the same tools Spieth has used on his climb to the top.
Rickie Fowler sits third in the FedExCup standings heading into the BMW Championship and could catch Jason Day and Jordan Spieth.
