San Jose Mercury News — Jordan Spieth gave a series of fist pumps after his 8-foot birdie putt on No. 18 on Sunday, almost as though he'd just won the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
The 20-year-old phenom did wind up finishing tied for fourth, quite a rebound after a third-round 78. But Spieth was a happy man for a different reason than his top-five finish. He was determined to conquer Pebble Beach Golf Links after it fairly well brutalized him during Saturday's weather-challenging round and effectively knocked him out of a chance at victory.Spieth, the co-leader with eventual winner Jimmy Walker at the midway point, was a bit unlucky drawing Pebble Beach in the third round, when the weather was at its fiercest. After being 9 under par at the halfway point, he made four bogeys and a double bogey in his first 15 holes, then had to play the final three holes early Sunday morning before officially teeing it up for the final round.