I'm not that interested in Golf, however, on Sunday afternoon I like to watch the last day of the golf tournament. This Sunday was no exception. I watched the new golf wonder boy's last nine holes. This kid is great. Tiger not so much, but used to a "long" time ago. It almost brought tears to my eyes when the commentator exclaimed that there is a new era emerging with all the young golfers playing a superb game. Here is what CNN had to say:
Masters
2015: Jordan Spieth smashes records to win first major title at Augusta
By Gary Morley, CNN
Golf season's opening
major
Defending champion
Bubba Watson presents Jordan Spieth with the champion's green jacket after he won the 2015 Masters Tournament on April 12 in Augusta, Georgia.
(CNN)He might not yet be
the next Tiger Woods, but Jordan Spieth served notice to the golfing world with
a record-breaking first major victory at the Masters on Sunday.
The 21-year-old became
the second-youngest player to win at Augusta, behind only Woods' 1997 effort,
and just the fifth man to lead the prestigious tournament from start to finish.
The American went into
Sunday's final round with a four-shot lead, extended that by one after his
opening nine holes, and at the next beat Phil Mickelson's Masters record of 26
birdies for the week.
Unlike last year,
where he squandered the lead just before the nine-hole turn on the last day,
this time he was unstoppable.
Spieth's 28th birdie,
at the 15th hole, made him the first player to reach 19 under par at the
Masters -- eclipsing Woods' 1997 winning total. A bogey at the last meant he
ended tied with the 14-time major champion's mark.
The Texan couldn't
match Woods' 12-shot winning margin of 18 years ago, but finished four ahead of
second-placed Justin Rose and Mickelson -- both of whom are already major
winners.
Spieth's halfway total
of 14 under par on Friday broke the 39-year-old record set by Ray Floyd in
1976, and his 54-hole effort of 16 under was also a new Augusta best.
Woods, whose last of
four green jackets at Augusta was won a decade ago, tied for 17th on six under
after closing with 73.
Still rusty on his
return to action after two months out trying to revive his ailing game, Woods
was again wayward from the tee -- and indeed hurt his wrist playing out of the
pine trees -- but still managed an eagle at the par-five 13th hole.
The 39-year-old, who
has dropped out of the top 100 in the world rankings for the first time since
the late '90s, ended his week with a bogey.
His playing partner
Rory McIlroy closed with a birdie to shoot a flawless 66 to finish fourth on 12
under -- his best Masters finish.
The world No. 1, who
blew a four-shot lead on the final day in 2011, is still seeking the one major
title to elude him.
Rose, the 2013 U.S.
Open champion, could not get closer than within three of Spieth on Sunday and
ended up signing for the same closing score of 70.
Mickelson, whose third
Augusta success was back in 2010, raised his hopes when he eagled the 15th but
could only manage pars at his last three holes and carded 69.
Japan's Hideki
Matsuyama matched McIlroy's day's best round of 66 to be fifth on 11 under, one
ahead of Englishmen Paul Casey (68) and Ian Poulter (67) and American Dustin
Johnson (69).
Defending champion
Bubba Watson tied for 38th after a closing 74, a score matched by 2013 green
jacket winner Adam Scott of Australia.
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