All-time ranking: Who moved up in 2020?
By Bill Felber
Jordan Spieth, -6.85
Simply put, the 2020 Major season was Spieth’s worst since his pro debut year of 2013.
Spieth tied for 71st at the PGA, missed the cut at the U.S. Open and tied for 46th at the Masters. Since winning at Chambers Bay in 2015, Spieth has always had trouble at the national championship, missing the cut twice and never finishing higher than 35th.
But his 2020 problems in the other Majors are new and disturbing. In six previous Masters starts, he had never finished worse than 21st, with four top 5s. His five most recent PGA finishes prior to 2020 included two top 5s and two other top 15s.
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Like Fowler, his 2020 stumbles created a freefall in Spieth’s place on the all-time ranking. Beginning the year in 54th position with a score of -11.57, he dropped 21 places, to 75th, his score now -6.85. Among the players Spieth fell behind on his way down were Rory Mcilroy, Jimmy Demaret, Old and Young Tom Morris, and Tony Lema.
He swapped places with Dustin Johnson, who began the year 37 positions behind Spieth and ended it four spots ahead of him.
A player who had three Major titles by age 24 should not be in freefall at age 27. There is plenty of time for Spieth to turn around his standing among the all-time greats. But he still has to do it.