“Go get that!”
With those three words, Jordan Spieth instructed caddie Michael Greller to fetch his ball from the hole after he sank a 50-foot eagle putt at the 15th green at Royal Birkdale that propelled him to victory at the 2017 British Open.
The Spieth legend grew that day and his words became more famous than the dramatic putt he holed. Spieth captured his third major and third leg of the career Grand Slam, and while the wait to join the exclusive Grand Slam club continues, Spieth never tires of talking about his Open Championship heroics.
In advance of the 151st British Open at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake, England, Spieth, a Rolex testimonee, was kind enough to participate in this wide-ranging Q &A through his partnership with Rolex, including those about winning the Open in 2017, thoughts on links golf and more.
Jordan Spieth plays to the home hole at the 146th British Open at Royal Birkdale. (Courtesy Rolex.)
JS: At The Open, you typically tee off late but the coverage starts early. It is actually beneficial to watch the coverage to see the pin locations and identify what to target or avoid. I don’t watch it with sound and a leaderboard flashes every 90 seconds so it is good to keep an eye on that. I had a three-shot lead – a position that you want to be in but it made it more difficult to sleep on rather than being tied.
I just remember wanting to get the first tee shot away. It was a 3-wood. and it was out of balance to the right with the wind off to the left. It was just an awkward tee shot; a really challenging one. I was so anxious to hit that first tee shot and then to come sit down and wait to play the rest of the round. I hit a good shot which actually ended up in some tall grass but I hit it on the line that I wanted.
For some reason, I was not comfortable for the majority of that round, and then suddenly I kicked it into gear there on the 14th hole. That was when I really settled in, I lost the lead and realized that I still had time left. I did not feel the pressure of having this lead and not playing well like I did on the first 13 holes. I just had a really great swing on a 6 iron, and I remember that shot as being probably the best iron shot that I have ever hit. It almost went it.
I ended up making the three-four footer for birdie, then eagled the next and birdied the next two. I arrived at the 18th green after what felt like an eternity of a round which I finished 1 under and maintained by three-shot…
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