Jordan Spieth cruises to victory in Hawaii

Only Ernie Els, at this tournament on this course in 2003, has scored better, shooting 31-under par.

Spieth played Kapalua four times before the official start of tournament week, including two rounds with Brandt Snedeker, who shot a 65 and was nine shots back along with Fabian Gomez of Argentina, who had a 70. “It came across the hole and took a peek, I guess (at dropping in). I knew I needed to stay aggressive and that’s what I did coming in”.

“I’m very satisfied. I felt comfortable all week, I felt it was just a short three-week break over the holidays and then just trying to continue what I was doing past year. And I think it is more self-inflicted pressure really as your expectations are so high”. “All parts were firing”.

Jordan Spieth with the first of many trophies in 2016.

Jordan Spieth said that he “didn’t want 2015 to end” and picked-up in 2016 right where he left off.

But unlike Woods, Spieth doesn’t feed off the discomfort he conjures up around the rest of the PGA Tour. “Thanks @NetJets for the flight home”. Koepka had just shot a sterling 10-under 63 on Saturday to vault himself into second place, but his fortunes changed Sunday, and he, like Kisner, shot a 2-under 71 paired with Spieth. “I don’t do it to talk back to any people that believe it’s not possible or “He got a lucky year” or something”.

“When (Spieth’s) playing good he’s going to make a lot of putts like he always does”, Kisner said after that round, via GolfChannel.com. “If anything, I felt we have even improved in this offseason”.

Spieth closed with a 6-under-par 67 for an eight-shot victory over Patrick Reed, the defending champion of the Hyundai-sponsored tournament. Photo by Getty Images. He shrugged that off to collect four birdies in five holes from No. 12 and finished par-par to win.

Spieth has now tied Tiger Woods in securing seven PGA Tour victories by the age of 23. But at the same time I grew up watching Tiger. I don’t think there is any reason to compare. “I got it to within three”.

Harmon explained the key difference between Spieth and Woods was the latter’s length advantage off the tee.

However, Spieth commanded the spotlight at Kapalua in champion fashion as he eased to his sixth victory on the PGA Tour in his past 21 starts. Spieth finished with at 30 under par for… The last player to win without a bogey was Lee Trevino at the 1974 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. That streak ended when he made par on the downwind, par-5 ninth hole.