Jason Day and Jordan Spieth Ushering in New Golden Age of Golf in 2015

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Published: August 17, 2015

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Jason Day got over the hump. Jordan Spieth ascended to the top of the golf rankings. And a new age of golf began Sunday at the PGA Championship. 

All of the pieces are now in place for golf to have a golden age similar to the one we've been watching in men's tennis in the past several years, with players such as Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray dominating the sport. 

In golf, Rory McIlroy began this new age, but Spieth and Day ushered it in for good this season. Add players such as Rickie Fowler and Patrick Reed, and golf has a slew of superstars or pending superstars to carry the sport for the next decade.

Bill Simmons of HBO put it best:



Spieth's ascension to the elite has been thunderous. Two major titles, a second-place finish at the PGA Championship, a fourth-place finish at the British Open, five titles overall, a whopping 15 top-10 finishes and $10,399,715 in earnings to this point, per ESPN.com, have marked one of the most dominant seasons in recent memory.

Indeed, Spieth's 2015 is reminiscent of Tiger Woods at his best. And yet it was Spieth, always a humble ambassador for the sport despite being just 22, who was left in awe of Day on Sunday.

"There is nothing I could have done," Spieth said to Day at the scorer's table after the round, per Eric Adelson of Yahoo Sports, praising Day's heroic performance Sunday. He called Day's round "a stripe show" and admitted that he knew he wouldn't catch Day on the 11th tee after Day ripped a 382-yard drive.

For Day, the win was a long time coming. He's been excellent in his own right this season, with a ninth-place finish at the U.S. Open, a fourth-place finish at the British Open, three wins and nine top-10 finishes. And coming into the PGA Championship, Day had six top-10 finishes in his last 11 majors.

If there was any lingering doubt about whether...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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