How good is Jordan Spieth!?!?

[mrbluu]

There are a couple of points being missed in all this hysteria.

Firstly, it seems that Jordan is suffering from Tiger Syndrome. The expectations are so high that when he doesn't win, people (ie the golf media) ask him why he didn't win. Top 5 isn't good enough, they want to know why he didn't win, and if he answers the way he did, that gets built up. He'll learn to say bland things like Ï just didn't hole enough putts in future.

Secondly, and more importantly for us, he has realised he isn't Superman. That means he will plan his schedule more carefully. Unfortunately, that may mean that if the Tiger World Challenge is on the week after the Australian Open, he (and many others) might choose not to come Australia, no matter how good the appearance money is. For reasons I don't understand, they all seem to play in the Tiger Challenge every year.

Or he has watched himself play and got really sleepy!!!!

[Yossarian]

Or he has read all of jimandr's recent posts back to back and has become really sleepy.

[Jazz18]

There are a couple of points being missed in all this hysteria.

Firstly, it seems that Jordan is suffering from Tiger Syndrome. The expectations are so high that when he doesn't win, people (ie the golf media) ask him why he didn't win. Top 5 isn't good enough, they want to know why he didn't win, and if he answers the way he did, that gets built up. He'll learn to say bland things like Ï just didn't hole enough putts in future.

Secondly, and more importantly for us, he has realised he isn't Superman. That means he will plan his schedule more carefully. Unfortunately, that may mean that if the Tiger World Challenge is on the week after the Australian Open, he (and many others) might choose not to come Australia, no matter how good the appearance money is. For reasons I don't understand, they all seem to play in the Tiger Challenge every year.

I can think of a couple of reasons why they might choose to play if invited. No cut, top players (good world ranking points), big prize money for a limited field (only got to beat 17 other blokes) and the tournament provides funds for charity. What's more, this yeat it was in the Bahama's! Who wouldn't want to go there. It's close to home for a lot of them too so no long flights.

[3oneday]

Or he has read all of jimandr's recent posts back to back and has become really sleepy.

clearly you didn't when prepping your deck.

[benno_r]

Just came home and flicked the Singapore open on. Jordan had sprayed a drive behind a tree. Watching him play a punch cut to a crappy greenside lie, struggle a chip past the hole, lip out a par and tap in a bogey, was surprisingly watchable.

Now before everyone gets up in arms, I was enjoying it because it was good to see him manufacture some tough shots from tricky lies, and it wasn't going to plan and he was grinding. I think for me golf is enjoyable when people are grinding, swashbuckling, or bombing.

[razaar]

Aww, bennyboo.

[sms316]

Spieth is a lot more exciting than the squids in the last group that finished 46 minutes behind in round three and are currently 2 holes behind today.

Finally on the clock.

[mrbluu]

Speith is +8 maybe he should think like everyone else

http://www.golfdigest.com/story/jord...ocial_facebook

[benno_r]

Speith is +8 maybe he should think like everyone else

http://www.golfdigest.com/story/jord...ocial_facebook

Probably thinking where he could have his next nap, poor tired fella.

[Jazz18]

Probably thinking where he could have his next nap, poor tired fella.

He was already napping today at Riviera!

[virge666]

Anyone who watched the golf this morning should now understand why Jordan is boring.

Scotty's couple of iron shots, the driving display from both him and Rory, the couple of fairway bunker shots again from both of them.

Phil was at his exciting best... bashing driver at everything.

Jordan didnt even make the coverage... as #1.

[Jazz18]

Anyone who watched the golf this morning should now understand why Jordan is boring.

Scotty's couple of iron shots, the driving display from both him and Rory, the couple of fairway bunker shots again from both of them.

Phil was at his exciting best... bashing driver at everything.

Jordan didnt even make the coverage... as #1.

Good point Virge. Tiger always got coverage when he was playing no matter how bad he was doing. It was annoying but there's no argument Tiger moves the needle but JS doesn't for most.

[TheNuclearOne]

Good point Virge. Tiger always got coverage when he was playing no matter how bad he was doing. It was annoying but there's no argument Tiger moves the needle but JS doesn't for most.

I wouldn't be comparing anyone to Woods tho in this regard. He gets more coverage hitting a 9 iron off a mat than many do near the top of a tourney.

Lost your PM too mate but have only hit SPO in a single iron anyways.

[Jazz18]

I wouldn't be comparing anyone to Woods tho in this regard. He gets more coverage hitting a 9 iron off a mat than many do near the top of a tourney.

Lost your PM too mate but have only hit SPO in a single iron anyways.

Yeah he was unique I guess.

No worries at all mate. I think eventually I'm just going to bite the bullet and get a set and try them. Might as well try everything!

[oldracer]

is it just me or is he getting "jittery"???????

[mrbluu]

is it just me or is he getting "jittery"???????

Probably cos he is over tired!!!

[oldracer]

Probably cos he is over tired!!!

[razaar]

He looks to be enjoying himself and why wouldn't he? The way he has the media eating out of his hand is impressive - they love him. More $$$$$$s in the bank, thanks very much.

[jimandr]

Anyone who watched the golf this morning should now understand why Jordan is boring.

Scotty's couple of iron shots, the driving display from both him and Rory, the couple of fairway bunker shots again from both of them.

Phil was at his exciting best... bashing driver at everything.

Jordan didnt even make the coverage... as #1.

The boring formula just failed its first test.

I switched over to the replay of the golf after the League finished. The first shot I saw was a Paul Casey drive and then... J Spieth chipping on 16. Two shots later, there he was holing his short birdie putt, and not long after, we saw his approach to 17.

In any case, measuring interest from the US network coverage is unreliable. Both networks are notorious for following their pre-determined script, and ignoring players who aren't on their story-telling agenda for the day. The only shot I saw from Aniban Lahiri was his putt on 18, and he was running fourth for a while, in front of Phil Mickelson.

Nevertheless, the point is reasonably valid. There is no doubt that Jordan isn't as sexy in a golf sense as Phil, Rory, Bubba or Rickie. So if he isn't in contention he won't get the same TV time as others.

It might be interesting to monitor non-contender TV time over the rest of the year though, just to see who we see and who we don't.

But, to get back on topic, whether he is dull and boring or not, he is a very good golfer, even if he isn't firing on all cylinders right now. The Masters is still two months away.

[Johnny Canuck]

The boring formula just failed its first test.

I switched over to the replay of the golf after the League finished. The first shot I saw was a Paul Casey drive and then... J Spieth chipping on 16. Two shots later, there he was holing his short birdie putt, and not long after, we saw his approach to 17.

In any case, measuring interest from the US network coverage is unreliable. Both networks are notorious for following their pre-determined script, and ignoring players who aren't on their story-telling agenda for the day. The only shot I saw from Aniban Lahiri was his putt on 18, and he was running fourth for a while, in front of Phil Mickelson.

Nevertheless, the point is reasonably valid. There is no doubt that Jordan isn't as sexy in a golf sense as Phil, Rory, Bubba or Rickie. So if he isn't in contention he won't get the same TV time as others.

It might be interesting to monitor non-contender TV time over the rest of the year though, just to see who we see and who we don't.

But, to get back on topic, whether he is dull and boring or not, he is a very good golfer, even if he isn't firing on all cylinders right now. The Masters is still two months away.

One month away.

[Jazz18]

One month away.

Woohoo!

[sms316]

Go Jordan

[benno_r]

Hope the punters club followed my suggestion to put the bonus bet on him...

[backintheswing]

Hope the punters club followed my suggestion to put the bonus bet on him...

That's a negatory

[SundayHack]

Career scoring average around Augusta now almost 68. Going to win alot of jackets if that keeps up.