The Golf Blog: Video Jordan Spieth celebrates British Open win by drinking out of Claret Jug
Safe to say @JordanSpieth enjoyed last night!
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— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 24, 2017
The Golf Blog says: Jordan Spieth savors his Open Championship victory, Major No. 3.
TweetThe Golf Blog: Jordan Spieth wins British Open with historic bounce back from bogey, finishing birdie, eagle, birdie, birdie
A 'smart use of the rules' helped keep Jordan Spieth in contention:https://t.co/YGHkSuBwrA pic.twitter.com/hVZTbjxFjt
— GOLF.com (@golf_com) July 24, 2017
Jordan Spieth bogeyed No. 13 Sunday to drop one shot off the pace.
And then … pic.twitter.com/dzT0k6UGuW
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 23, 2017
By his side the whole time. Check out @JordanSpieth's Titleist equipment from his winning performance at #TheOpen: https://t.co/A0yZsjGJcN pic.twitter.com/tfG6295pVI
— Titleist (@Titleist) July 24, 2017
The Golf Blog says: Jordan Spieth had just hit his 5th bogey of the day and squandered the lead of the Open Championship for the first time to Matt Kuchar. It took 20 minutes for Jordan to hit his 2nd shot on the 13th hole because he took an unplayable (after he basically shanked his drive) and decided to go backwards to the practice tee to hit his next shot after the penalty. Johnny Miller, commentating, questioned the decision. But Jordan pulled it off and managed to salvage a bogey, after staring a triple bogey in the face.
The bogey sparked something in Jordan as he finally woke up. He proceeded to play looser and freer, and more determined to go out and win the tournament instead of playing not to lose it. Jordan rattled off a birdie, eagle, birdie, birdie, to win the Open Championship by 3 shots. It was perhaps the most amazing rebound in the final holes of a major.
Spieth now has 3 majors in his career.
TweetThe Golf Blog: What’s in the bag: Koepka chooses to play own clubs over endorsement
Nike left equipment, so Koepka built the best bag he could over taking $$. Had Nike, Titleist, Mizuno & TaylorMade today (???? by @ESPNCaddie) pic.twitter.com/ok4GKxLo4Q
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) June 19, 2017
The Golf Blog says: According to Darren Rovell, Brooks Koepka decided to choose a mix of clubs from Nike, Titleist, Mizuno and TaylorMade after Nike decided to leave the golf equipment market (Koepka played Nike clubs before). Instead of accepting money or an endorsement from a different club manufacturer, Koepka did what every weekend golfer does: assemble a bag of clubs that they prefer to play with. It worked.
TweetThe Golf Blog: Brooks Koepka wins US Open, tying record low of 16-under
.@BKoepka wins his first major championship in his 15th major appearance.????https://t.co/GHt2RRI2fE
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 19, 2017
The Golf Blog says: In the end, Brooks Koepka, 27 years old, ran away with the US Open, winning by 4 strokes and tying Rory McIlroy’s record low of 16 under at the US Open. Koepka took advantage of the dying winds in the afternoon and carded a 5-under 66. He finished 4 shots better than Hideki Matsuyama and Brian Harman. The win is Koepka’s first major.
The course Erin Hills was hosting its first major tournament. Some criticized the course for not being as challenging as the typical US Open course, where even par is close to the winning score. The course has no trees or water. It has wide fairways, bordered by tall fescue grass. Only Sunday had some wind to deal with.
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