AT&T Byron Nelson Power Rankings: Top 10 picks for Trinity Forest
I don’t mean to be a frontrunner, but I was one of the first on the Jordan Spieth bandwagon.
He’s a mere 23 days older than me, so to see him do what he did as a fellow 16-year-old at the 2010 Byron Nelson was unreal.
Already destined for a college career at the University of Texas (which was correctly cut short), Spieth dazzled in his home of Dallas with a T16. He was in contention through 54 holes in his first PGA Tour event.
Need I remind you he was 16?? Never mind he MC’d a few weeks later on another sponsor’s exemption in Memphis, I was convinced. He finished T32, while forgoing his high school graduation because his tee time was too late on Saturday, the year later.
We see so many potential phenoms, but there was a composure to him at such a young age that made this stage tamable for the talented youngster. He’s a tactician out there and is one of the more adaptable players to a variety of courses.
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Everyone in the field is on ground zero as far as competitive rounds at Trinity Forest go, but some know the track much better than others.
Spieth’s coach, Cameron McCormick, is based at Trinity Forest and the facility has availed itself fully to Spieth when he’s home.
Co-architect Ben Crenshaw thinks this links style design plays into Spieth’s capabilities. A little Longhorn bias may seep in, too.
“If it favors anyone, it favors someone with a lot of imagination,” Crenshaw said in a story by Sports Day in Dallas. “And one person that comes to my mind is Jordan Spieth.”
Spieth’s been close to putting four rounds together in 2018. He sparkled on Friday and Saturday and finished third in his previous two events.
On home turf, this is finally the year Spieth picks off a Byron Nelson win.