6 Life Lessons Jordan Spieth Taught Me in 2015
By Matt Cochran
Sep 27, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Jordan Spieth with the FedEx Cup trophy after winning the final round of the Tour Championship by Coca-Cola at East Lake Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Jordan Spieth just strung together one of the most impressive seasons the PGA TOUR has ever seen and he made $22 million in the process. He also happened to break about every record in the books.
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Spieth became the youngest golfer since Horton Smith in 1929 to win five times in a season and the youngest since Gene Sarazen in 1922 to win two career majors. The list goes on.
He’s the youngest player to win the Masters and the U.S. Open in a career and had the lowest cumulative score to par in majors for a single season. His $22 million makes him the highest earner in a single season in PGA TOUR history and he became the second youngest player to become world No. 1 next to Tiger Woods.
You don’t need me to tell you that Jordan had a damn good season because you saw it first hand. What you may have missed, however, is the lessons the 22 year old taught us along the way.
As amazing of a season Spieth had, it was even more amazing to see how he handled himself in different situations. Here’s six life lessons a 22 year old kid taught me this year.
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