22 year old Jason Day captured the 2010 HP Byron Nelson Championship today. The tournament went down to the last hole with both Day and runner-up Blake Adams hitting their second shots in the water. In the end Jason Day got it done in fewer shots. The youngest winner ever, 3 years ago, on the Nationwide Tour picked up his 1st win on the PGA TOUR.
However, the story of the week was, without a doubt, 16 year old amateur Jordan Spieth. His week culminated playing his final round with Ryder Cup Captain Corey Pavin. Jordan shot 72 to finish at 4-under par for the tournament.
I've been saying for the last two months that Jordan Spieth has a trait that very few tournament golfers possess. He does not have a bad tournament. For the last two years he has won or been near the top in nearly every event he's played. And now, he continues his good play at the highest level. During his post round interview he talked about needing to do a better job of keeping his emotions in check. A trait he noticed while playing with Tom Pernice and Pavin over the last two days.
Jordan's gallery, again today, was the biggest and loudest on the course. He handled himself extremely well.
So the two youngest players in the field stole the show. Both are winners tonight.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
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