Spieth takes title with bunker shot

JORDAN Spieth holed a bunker shot to win the Travelers Championship in a playoff on Sunday and become the second-youngest player in the modern era behind Tiger Woods to post 10 PGA Tour victories.

In a finale that would have done Woods proud, Spieth sank his 18m sand shot at the first extra hole for birdie to edge fellow American Daniel Berger at TPC River Highlands.

The precise execution enabled Spieth to overcome a back nine meltdown in which he putted poorly and almost allowed fast-finishing Berger to steal victory.

Spieth carded a closing 70 to Berger’s 67, the pair finishing at 12-under-par 268, two strokes ahead of Charley Hoffman and New Zealander Danny Lee.

“For the bunker shot to go in, that was awesome,” Spieth said afterwards. – Reuters