Jordan Spieth
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Jordan Spieth is an American amateur golf
er, and the only golfer other than Tiger Woods
to have won the U.S. Junior Amateur multiple times. Before turning 18 in July 2011, Spieth was number one in the Polo Golf Rankings, which determines the best junior golfers in the United States. Spieth, the 2009 and 2011 U.S. Junior Amateur champion, finished third in the 2009 Junior PGA Championship. As a result of his efforts that year, the American Junior Golf Association
named him the Rolex Junior Player of the Year in 2009.
Spieth accepted an exemption to play in the PGA Tour
's 2010 HP Byron Nelson Championship. It was the event's first amateur exemption since 1995. The tournament's previous exemptions had included Trip Kuehne
in 1995, and Justin Leonard
and Tiger Woods
in 1993. Spieth made the cut, becoming the sixth-youngest player to make the cut at a PGA Tour
event. Spieth was tied for 7th place after the third round, and finished the tournament in a tie for 16th place. He was offered another exemption into the tournament in 2011, when he again made the cut and finished in a tie for 32nd.
Spieth attended Jesuit College Preparatory School
in Dallas, Texas
. He has committed to play college golf at the University of Texas at Austin
. He was an integral member of the 2011
Walker Cup
team. He played in three of the four rounds, halving his foursomes
match and winning both singles matches.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er, and the only golfer other than Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
to have won the U.S. Junior Amateur multiple times. Before turning 18 in July 2011, Spieth was number one in the Polo Golf Rankings, which determines the best junior golfers in the United States. Spieth, the 2009 and 2011 U.S. Junior Amateur champion, finished third in the 2009 Junior PGA Championship. As a result of his efforts that year, the American Junior Golf Association
American Junior Golf Association
The American Junior Golf Association is a "501 nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf." AJGA is considered by many leaders in the golf industry to be the premier...
named him the Rolex Junior Player of the Year in 2009.
Spieth accepted an exemption to play in the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
's 2010 HP Byron Nelson Championship. It was the event's first amateur exemption since 1995. The tournament's previous exemptions had included Trip Kuehne
Trip Kuehne
Ernest W. "Trip" Kuehne III is an American amateur golfer. He is most remembered for his life-changing defeat at the hands of Tiger Woods in the 1994 U.S. Amateur, and his subsequent steadfast refusal to turn professional in favor of a successful amateur career.-Early achievements:Kuehne was born...
in 1995, and Justin Leonard
Justin Leonard
Justin Charles Garrett Leonard is an American professional golfer.Leonard was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He attended Lake Highlands High School and graduated in 1990. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was the individual NCAA champion in 1994. He was a two-time All-American...
and Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
in 1993. Spieth made the cut, becoming the sixth-youngest player to make the cut at a PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
event. Spieth was tied for 7th place after the third round, and finished the tournament in a tie for 16th place. He was offered another exemption into the tournament in 2011, when he again made the cut and finished in a tie for 32nd.
Spieth attended Jesuit College Preparatory School
Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas
Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas is a private, college-preparatory school for young men under the direction of the Society of Jesus and home to the Jesuit Dallas Museum in Dallas, Texas...
in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
. He has committed to play college golf at the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
. He was an integral member of the 2011
2011 Walker Cup
The 43rd Walker Cup Match were held 10–11 September 2011 at the Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. Team Great Britain and Ireland won 14 to 12.-Format:...
Walker Cup
Walker Cup
The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in odd numbered years between teams comprising the leading amateur golfers of the United States and Great Britain and Ireland...
team. He played in three of the four rounds, halving his foursomes
Foursome (golf)
A foursome, also known as alternate shot, is a type of match in the sport of golf.Golfers compete in teams of two, using one ball, and taking alternate shots until the hole is completed. Team members also take turns in teeing off on each hole, i.e...
match and winning both singles matches.