We’re now three and a half months into 2015, and one major championship into the golf season. Jordan Spieth, runner up a year ago, outlasted charges from major winners Justin Rose, Phil Mickelson, and Rory McIlroy to win his first green jacket (possibly one of many to come).
Spieth was dominant early on, and was able to coast to a record-tying final score of -18. He’s the second-youngest Masters winner even, trailing only Tiger’s 1997 victory, and he broke or tied just about every record his age didn’t disqualify him from.
Woods himself joined in on the low scoring for a few days before Spieth dominance, and Tiger’s own shoddy play on Sunday, knocked him out of contention.
We also take a look at great tournaments by Phil and Rory, a new limited edition shoe from Nike, bask in a bit of ’90s nostalgia, and check in on old friend Anthony Kim.
Let’s hit the links.
Hole #1: Jordan Spieth Wins 2015 Masters Tournament
Spieth tied Tiger Woods’ record 1997 score of -18. [Link]
Hole #2: Tiger Woods Up and Down in Return to Tournament Golf
Woods also injured his right hand after striking a tree root on the ninth hole. [Link]
Hole #3: Phil Mickelson Makes Late Charge
If it weren’t for Spieth, that chip-in from the bunker on 15th Sunday would have really been something. [Link]
Hole #3: After Tough Start to Season, Rory McIlroy Finishes Fourth at Augusta
Rory started pretty disastrously the first few days, but fought back and finished strong. [Link]
Hole #5: John Daly Had His RV Parked Outside Augusta Hooters
His saga is getting rather sad. [Link]
Hole #6: Nike Releases Limited Edition McIlroy Masters Shoes
I’ll have to get a new keyboard. The drool mighthavebrokenmyspacebar. [Link]
Hole #7: What’s Anthony Kim Up to These Days?
Golf Magazine updated their terrific profile of Anthony Kim. Of all the the young golf stars to appear in Tiger’s wake, Anthony Kim may still be my favorite. [Link]
Hole #8: 1990s Golf Websites
This isn’t exactly a new link, but it’s a fun one. Funny that the European Tour’s website looks the nicest. [Link]
Hole #9: Teenage Spieth Dreamt of Masters Victory
In case you didn’t see one of the thousand times CBS played it. [Link]