Jordan Spieth Showing He’s the Anti-Tiger Golf Needs in Hot Start at the Masters

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Published: April 7, 2016

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When Jordan Spieth's name went to the top of the leaderboard early Thursday at the Masters, it performed the same magic trick that Tiger Woods' name used to do: It made all the other names sort of blur together and become indecipherable.

Spieth is back, having shot a six-under 66 for the early lead. After dominating golf last year, he had struggled some early this year. You probably didn't notice, as the sport is measured only by the majors four times per year. But golf insiders wondered a little.

So what did Spieth do when he started to roll again at Augusta National in the biggest moment of the year? 

He leaned back, pumped his fist, screamed at the top of his lungs in his bright red shirt and...no, wait. He didn't do that. He never does.

"To be in this position's really cool," he said during a post-round interview on ESPN. And then he blinked.

And blinked again. 

Spieth is a different type of champion, the type who grabs attention while trying not to grab any. He is not warmed by the spotlight as much as by a cool, ruthless putt with all the pressure on. People wonder if he can be the next Tiger.



He can't. He is the anti-Tiger. He's exactly what golf needs right now, and he's what golf is getting. Thursday's round was not the final proof that he'll be around for years, but it was an awful lot of evidence. And this isn't meant as a knock on Woods. In fact, the funny thing is that when Woods arrived with the flash, red shirt, big smile, swear words and massive swing, that was exactly what golf needed to break the monotony.

But the way the Woods story blew up, maybe golf just needed a little level-headedness again.

It's all about timing. Woods was what the sport needed at that time, and an anti-Woods is the best it can hope for now.

Woods is 40 and missing the Masters while recovering from multiple back surgeries. He is neve...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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