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10 Facts About Jordan Spieth.
American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking.
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00:00 A global superstar that has worked his way back for some serious form issues over the
00:03 last couple of years, Jordan Spieth has won three majors and is seemingly always in contention
00:09 at the Masters. However, despite his high profile, there are lots of things that people
00:13 don't know about him. With that in mind, here are 10 facts on the American golfer.
00:18 As a youngster, things may have been totally different for Spieth in his career. This is
00:22 because his initial sport of choice was baseball, but at the age of 13 he decided he needed
00:26 to focus solely on his golf if he were to reach his full potential. He described that
00:30 moment as the hardest day of his life. Spieth comes from a long line of athletes in the
00:34 family. His mum and brother played basketball at college, while his dad was a baseball player.
00:39 Jordan, though, is the only golfer in his family. As a child, he was known to cut the
00:43 lawn at home as low as possible just so he could practice his game. Additionally, at
00:47 the age of 14, he predicted he would win the Masters while being interviewed on local news
00:51 in Dallas. In 2015, he achieved that prediction, winning the Masters and tying Tiger Woods'
00:57 270 shot total in 1997. He became the second youngest man in history to win a green jacket
01:03 after Woods, and also in 2015 at the age of 21, he became the youngest man to win the
01:08 US Open since Bobby Jones in 1923.
01:12 Spieth was born and raised and still lives in Dallas, Texas. In fact, in 2016, he actually
01:17 bought fellow American Hunter Mahan's house. It includes a 12-car underground garage, an
01:23 indoor basketball court, a swimming pool, a golf simulator, and even a wine cellar.
01:28 Spieth's caddy is Michael Grella, and they've been working together since 2011. Before the
01:32 partnership, Grella was actually a full-time teacher, but they have gone on to become one
01:35 of the most successful partnerships on tour. Spieth got engaged with childhood sweetheart
01:39 Annie Verrett on Christmas Eve in 2017. The pair went to high school together and tied
01:45 the knot in 2018. They've now also welcomed their first child, Sammy, into the world at
01:49 the end of 2021.
01:51 Spieth is signed with Under Armour and has a contract with the company until 2025. He's
01:55 the company's poster athlete for golf, and he also has an equipment deal with Titleist.
02:00 One of Spieth's most well-known friendships on tour is with Justin Thomas. But did you
02:04 know they actually met when they were just 14? They met while they were representing
02:08 the United States in a junior tournament in France. The two often crashed with each other
02:11 on the road and have occasionally hosted fake Twitter feuds against each other.
02:15 Finally, Jordan Spieth runs the Spieth Charitable Fund. It's inspired by his younger sister
02:20 Ellie who has special needs, and the charity raises awareness and money for kids with special
02:24 needs, junior golf, and military families in the Dallas area.
02:29 So there you have it. Those are our 10 facts on the charismatic American Jordan Spieth.
02:33 For more facts and content on the best players in the world, check out the tour section on
02:37 the Golf Monthly website.
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