What We’ll Learn About Jordan Spieth at the 2014 Byron Nelson Championship

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Published: May 15, 2014

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Jordan Spieth, who made national news at the 2010 Byron Nelson as a teenage wunderkind, now has a chance to use his hometown venue as a launching pad to even greater success.  

The first time Spieth came to the Byron Nelson as a 16-year-old amateur, he stole the headlines by first making the cut, then placing seventh after 54 holes and finally finishing 16th.  At one point, he boldly stated that he was there to win the tournament. 

Pretty audacious stuff for a teenager, but it turned out that his precocious performance was a precursor for what would be commonplace when he turned pro just a short time later.

Spieth, who won the 2014 Rookie of the Year Award, has made good on his promise and then some.  

Now as he returns to the site of his early success, the media attention swirls around the Dallas-born Spieth as a favorite to win. 

Being from Texas may work in his favor, providing a comfortable setting after his disappointing albeit excellent finish in a tie for fourth place at The Players Championship last week. A month earlier, he came close to winning his first major at the Masters where he finished second.  Don’t shed any tears, though.  He is only 20 years old and has one win under his belt and a ton of upside going forward

Should Spieth actually be able to shed some of those final-day jitters and begin to not just contend but win, you may be looking at the next great American golfer.  At the Byron Nelson we will learn just how tough Spieth is. 



Can he bounce back from the disappointment of The Players where he had another chance to win but ended up bogeying five holes and finishing two-over on Sunday?  We shall see.

Spieth appears to be ready for the limelight despite not winning in the last year.  He could have easily fallen backward after his second-place finish at the Masters but inste...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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