Lions81
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My Hot Take: Jordan Spieth is the New David Duval. Let me make my case.
Jordan Spieth is currently #77 in the world. It is crazy how fast he has fallen. It got me thinking, is there any other golfer I can remember who went from being on top of the game to just losing it so quickly. One name came to mind: Duval. So let's dig a little deeper
Spieth has 14 Career Wins, Including 3 Majors. All of his wins came in a 5 year stretch from 2013 to 2017. His last win was The Open over 3 years ago now.
Duval has 20 Career Wins, Including 1 Major. All of his wins came in a 5 year stretch from 1997 to 2001. His last win was The Open.
Now I'm sure many will say, well Jordan Spieth is only 27 years old. He's going to get it back and win a lot more. Well, interestingly Duval's last win came when he was 29 years old. He never won again. Now Duval had some injuries that Spieth has not had. However, in today's game, we are quickly learning that Off the Tee play is more crucial to success than ever before. Spieth last year was 165th in Strokes Gained Off The Tee and176th the year before. As of 14 rounds so far this year he is 229th. He simply is terrible off the tee. It becomes so much harder to win when you can't be good off the tee. His results show this: His best result last year was a T-9 at Pebble Beach, and had one other top 10 and only one top 25. He had 6 Missed Cuts. He is definitely heading in the wrong direction in a big way. Maybe he simply won't get it back...becoming the next Duval.
So, let's hear it. Do you think this take is crazy, or maybe could turn out to be very accurate.....
Jordan Spieth is currently #77 in the world. It is crazy how fast he has fallen. It got me thinking, is there any other golfer I can remember who went from being on top of the game to just losing it so quickly. One name came to mind: Duval. So let's dig a little deeper
Spieth has 14 Career Wins, Including 3 Majors. All of his wins came in a 5 year stretch from 2013 to 2017. His last win was The Open over 3 years ago now.
Duval has 20 Career Wins, Including 1 Major. All of his wins came in a 5 year stretch from 1997 to 2001. His last win was The Open.
Now I'm sure many will say, well Jordan Spieth is only 27 years old. He's going to get it back and win a lot more. Well, interestingly Duval's last win came when he was 29 years old. He never won again. Now Duval had some injuries that Spieth has not had. However, in today's game, we are quickly learning that Off the Tee play is more crucial to success than ever before. Spieth last year was 165th in Strokes Gained Off The Tee and176th the year before. As of 14 rounds so far this year he is 229th. He simply is terrible off the tee. It becomes so much harder to win when you can't be good off the tee. His results show this: His best result last year was a T-9 at Pebble Beach, and had one other top 10 and only one top 25. He had 6 Missed Cuts. He is definitely heading in the wrong direction in a big way. Maybe he simply won't get it back...becoming the next Duval.
So, let's hear it. Do you think this take is crazy, or maybe could turn out to be very accurate.....