Jordan Spieth: Texas Legend Becomes Golf Legend at The Open

Jordan Spieth advanced from a Texas Legend to a Golf Legend with an amazing final round performance on Sunday to win The Open tournament.

The 146th edition of The Open featured Jordan Spieth going wire-to-wire in victory. But, Sunday was absolutely remarkable.

Spieth was dominant on Thursday, strong on Friday, and dominant again on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead into Sunday’s final round.

And, if you look at the final scoreboard for Sunday’s round, Spieth shot a respectable one-under to finish -12 for the entire tournament. This placed him strokes ahead of second place Matt Kuchar, who also shot one-under to finish -9 for the tournament.

But, how Spieth got to one-under on Sunday is what made him a legend at the prestigious Open golf tournament.

Jordan Spieth Turns Around Terrible Start

Jordan Spieth appeared to be on the verge of a 2016 Masters collapse in the final round of The Open.

Spieth bogeyed three of the first four holes of the final round.

The Texas Golf star picked up a birdie on the fifth hole, but he finished the front nine with another bogey on the ninth hole.

Suddenly, Spieth was three-over for the round.

Then, Spieth picked up another bogey on the 13th hole to dip to four-over for the round.

It looked like Spieth was going to let his first Open Championship slip through his fingers.

That’s when Spieth went full Texas Fight mode with a finish for the ages that made him an instant legend.

Spieth Finishes in Epic Fashion

Jordan Spieth hit a nearly perfect tee shot on the 14th hole to reverse all the negative momentum from earlier in the round.

After Spieth delivered a birdie on 14th, he became a legend at Royal Birkdale.

Spieth quickly marched down the 15th hole to set up an unfathomable putt for eagle. And, he delivered a perfect putt right in the heart of the cup.

Birdie. Eagle. Back on top.

But, Spieth was not done.

The Longhorn Legend scored a birdie on the 16th hole to pull even for the round.

And, he followed with another birdie on the 17th to go one-under on Sunday.

All that Spieth needed to do was finish the round in style. He did just that with a clean par putt to win The Open by three strokes.

It was magical. It was legendary. He had a certain fire in his eyes that he was determined to win this tournament and not let an opportunity to make history slip through his fingers.

Jordan Spieth Final Scorecard:

• First Round: 65 (-5)
• Second Round: 69 (-1)
• Third Round: 65 (-5)
• Fourth Round: 69 (-1)
• Final Score: 268 (-12)

Jordan Spieth Joins Elite Class

Spieth has now won three of the four golf majors:

• 2015 The Masters
• 2015 U.S. Open
• 2017 The Open

Spieth is the second-youngest player to complete the feat behind only Jack Nicklaus. Not even Tiger Woods won three majors this fast.

Spieth has now won three golf tournaments this year. He won Pebble Beach in February, then hit a long dry spell before winning The Travelers tournament three weeks ago. That included an epic shot from the bunker to win.

You figured there was no way he could top the finish at The Travelers.

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But, Spieth wrote an amazing final chapter to The Open with an epic comeback that will be talked about for years to come.

Now Spieth just needs to track down the PGA Championship to complete the career grand slam and find himself again at The Masters.

Right now, though, Jordan Spieth can enjoy a wire-to-wire victory at The Open that made him a golf legend.