Jordan Spieth’s Blistering Back 9 Has Him on Verge of Historic 3rd Major of Year

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Published: August 16, 2015

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HAVEN,  Wis. — The man is confident, and he has every right to be. This has been Jordan Spieth’s year, his breakthrough, his star-turn. He won the Masters in record-breaking fashion, won the U.S. Open and fell one shot short in the British Open.

And now, he has a wonderful chance to take the final major of 2015, the PGA Championship. Three out of four in a calendar year is a feat accomplished only by the immortal Ben Hogan in 1953 and prime Tiger Woods in 2000. A win Sunday would also make Spieth the only golfer in history to win all three majors on U.S. soil in one year, as Kieran Clark of Golfshake noted:



One round to go in the 79th PGA Championship. One dramatic round on Whistling Straits, a course built by man, not nature, for thrills and low scores, where the putts drop and expectations rise.

Spieth is two shots back after 54 holes, two behind Jason Day, who has been there but not quite done that—he has had chances to win the Masters and both Opens, but he couldn’t finish. 

After a 65 in Saturday’s third round, including a back nine of 30—composed of six birdies over the last eight holes, 11 through 18—Spieth sounded so self-assured.   

“On the back nine, it was nice to get into the zone,” said Spieth.



"The zone," that magical territory every athlete and sportsman seeks to enter—when every swing of a baseball bat sends a ball into the seats, every jump shot swishes through the net and every golf shot, especially every putt, goes exactly where it’s supposed to.

Spieth's journey through the zone on Saturday seemed all too familiar, as he's been doing it all year.

The Masters is a putting contest; the U.S. Open is a mental battle, with narrow fairways and long rough; the British Open is a test against the elements, and was it...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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