Spieth rolls to four-stroke win at Pebble Beach
SAN FRANCISCO: Two- time major champion Jordan Spieth fired a bogey-free two-under par 70 Sunday to win the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and capture his ninth career US PGA Tour title.
The 23- year- old American birdied the second and secondtolast holes in the final round at Pebble Beach Golf Links, the only course used Sunday after three layouts were played over the tournament’s first three rounds.
Spieth finished on 19-under par 268, having seized a six- stroke lead after 54 holes with back-toback 65s Friday and Saturday that allowed him to cruise to a four- stroke triumph over fellow American Kelly Kraft.
“It’s unbelievable. We had just a fantastic weekend,” Spieth said.
“I hit 17 greens today. It was just kind of a dream round when you are leading by a bunch. Finally got one to go in at 17.”
In his 100th career PGA event, Spieth birdied the par- 5 second hole after reaching the green in two shots and tapping in and then made 14 pars before sinking a 30foot birdie putt at the par- 3 17th.
“I kept saying, ‘ I don’t like playing boring golf,’” Spieth said. “But that’s what was needed today and that’s how we closed it out.”
Spieth, who won the 2015 Masters and US Open, captured his first title of the year and became the first player 23- or-under to win by three or more shots five times. — AFP