By most metrics, Jordan Spieth is enjoying a helluva season. Yet there’s an undeniable sense that the 23-year-old is underachieving, a stance solely derived from his issues with the putter.
The narrative of “Is Rory McIlroy’s workout regimen hurting his game?” has become a tired trope to describe any struggles the four-time Major winner runs into.
There hasn’t been a repeat winner in the US Open in nearly 30 years, since Curtis Strange in 1989, but it sure looked like the same guy won the championship for a second year in a row.
Brooks Koepka has accomplished his most impressive feat yet, winning the 117th US Open in dominating fashion and matching Rory McIlroy’s 72-hole scoring record of 16-under.
Jordan Spieth ended his four days at the US Open before the last group even teed off on Sunday, finishing at one-over 289 after a final-round 69 on a breezy morning at Erin Hills.