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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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00:00A global superstar that has worked his way back for some serious form issues over the
00:03last couple of years, Jordan Spieth has won three majors and is seemingly always in contention
00:09at the Masters. However, despite his high profile, there are lots of things that people
00:13don't know about him. With that in mind, here are 10 facts on the American golfer.
00:18As a youngster, things may have been totally different for Spieth in his career. This is
00:22because his initial sport of choice was baseball, but at the age of 13 he decided he needed
00:26to focus solely on his golf if he were to reach his full potential. He described that
00:31moment as the hardest day of his life. Spieth comes from a long line of athletes in the
00:34family. His mum and brother played basketball at college, while his dad was a baseball player.
00:39Jordan, though, is the only golfer in his family.
00:41As a child, he was known to cut the lawn at home as low as possible just so he could practice
00:46his game. Additionally, at the age of 14, he predicted he would win the Masters while
00:50being interviewed on local news in Dallas. In 2015, he achieved that prediction, winning
00:55the Masters and tying Tiger Woods' 270 shot total in 1997. He became the second youngest
01:02man in history to win a green jacket after Woods, and also in 2015, at the age of 21,
01:06he became the youngest man to win the US Open since Bobby Jones in 1923.
01:12Spieth was born and raised and still lives in Dallas, Texas. In fact, in 2016, he actually
01:17bought fellow American Hunter Mahan's house. It includes a 12-car underground garage, an
01:23indoor basketball court, a swimming pool, a golf simulator, and even a wine cellar.
01:28Spieth's caddy is Michael Grella, and they've been working together since 2011. Before the
01:32partnership, Grella was actually a full-time teacher, but they've gone on to become one
01:35of the most successful partnerships on tour. Spieth got engaged to his childhood sweetheart,
01:39Annie Verrett, on Christmas Eve in 2017. The pair went to high school together and tied
01:45the knot in 2018. They've now also welcomed their first child, Sammy, into the world at
01:49the end of 2021.
01:51Spieth is signed with Under Armour and has a contract with the company until 2025. He's
01:55the company's poster athlete for golf, and he also has an equipment deal with Titleist.
02:00One of Spieth's most well-known friendships on tour is with Justin Thomas, but did you
02:04know they actually met when they were just 14? They met while they were representing
02:08the United States in a junior tournament in France. The two often crash with each other
02:11on the road and have occasionally hosted fake Twitter feuds against each other.
02:15Finally, Jordan Spieth runs the Spieth Charitable Fund. It's inspired by his younger sister,
02:20Ellie, who has special needs, and the charity raises awareness and money for kids with special
02:24needs, junior golf, and military families in the Dallas area.
02:29So there you have it. Those are our 10 facts on the charismatic American Jordan Spieth.
02:33For more facts and content on the best players in the world, check out the tour section on
02:37the Golf Monthly website.