The Barclays first up as Jordan Spieth takes aim at FedEx Cup and its huge cash prize
By the tender age of 22, Jordan Spieth has already accomplished some lifelong goals – namely winning the Masters and achieving the world number one ranking in golf.
The next challenge facing the precocious American is parlaying his top position in the FedEx Cup standings into victory in the four-event play-off series that culminates with the Tour Championship in Atlanta.
Spieth said that goal ranks lower than accumulating golf’s major titles, such as the Masters and US Open he won this year, but the Texan does not undervalue the season-ending play-offs and the US$10 million bonus that goes to the champion.
It’s something I’d love to win some day. The names on that trophy are no fluke
“I put winning the FedEx Cup below a major championship,” Spieth said on Tuesday before going out for his first look at Plainfield Country Club, where the opening play-offs event, The Barclays, begins on Thursday.
“[It’s] something that would put some food on the table for sure,” Spieth said in his deadpan style, drawing laughter from his audience. “It’s something I’d love to win some day. The names on that trophy are no fluke.”
Tiger Woods, who did not qualify among the top 125 on the points list for The Barclays, has won the FedEx Cup twice including the inaugural 2007 competition.
