Late entrant Spieth flies by the seat of his pants
It has been a crazy few days for 19-year-old Jordan Spieth. Spieth's fortunes changed in the blink of an eye when he became the youngest player since 1931 to win a PGA event, earning his tour card with a two-year exemption, banking US$828,000 and securing a coveted spot in the British Open.
The young American practised for the British Open on Tuesday in the same, unwashed trousers that he wore on Sunday to win the John Deere Classic in Illinois.
Spieth's fortunes changed in the blink of an eye when he became the youngest player since 1931 to win a PGA event, earning his tour card with a two-year exemption, banking US$828,000 and securing a coveted spot in the British Open.
Hours after holing a short but life-changing putt on the fifth extra hole, Spieth boarded a plane for Edinburgh, Scotland, to take his place alongside the world's best players at Muirfield.
Spieth's agent had reportedly arranged for the golfer's passport to be sent to Illinois just in case, but Spieth himself had not been planning so far ahead. "I only packed for one week. These are the pants I wore Sunday; haven't been washed," he said.
Spieth said he was more accustomed to watching the British Open unfold on TV rather than being on centre stage himself.
"This is the tournament that I watch every year. It's really cool to watch, when you wake up in the morning and see guys in the afternoon and you see it's miserable for them, and you're sitting on the couch," he said, referring to the noted inclement weather for the British Open.