A gangly and gullible 14-year-old Jordan Spieth declared in a TV interview from 2008 that his ultimate goal was to win the Masters. Six years later, Spieth held the 54-hole lead at his very first Masters and then fell just short of the green jacket to eventual champion Bubba Watson.
As the U.S. Open—the most coveted championship on American soil—approaches (June 12-15), 20-year-old Jordan Spieth has the opportunity to live up to his star billing as the next great American golfer. Winning Pinehurst No. 2 for his first major victory would assuage any doubts about his ability to close and vault him to golf’s elite.
But before he can become the face of the next generation, he’ll have to overcome a stacked field that features four of the world’s best golfers [Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Bubba Watson, and Adam Scott].
