High school-aged Jordan Spieth detailed his Masters dream
Jordan Spieth shared his dream of winning the Masters in a thank-you note he wrote in high school.
Even at the age of sixteen, Jordan Spieth understood the importance of a hand-written thank you note.
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Twenty-one year-old Masters champion Jordan Spieth knew he wanted to win the Masters years ago, when he was just a high school-aged, amateur golfer. In a thank-you letter to the family that helped pay his high school tuition, Spieth mentioned his dream of one day winning golf’s most prestigious tournament, a goal he accomplished on Sunday evening.
The letter, published by the Dallas Morning News, was penned by Spieth in 2009. At the time, Spieth, a high school junior, was ranked the No. 1 junior golfer in the country and starred on Dallas Jesuit’s high school team.
In the letter, Spieth writes, “my dream is to play professionally and win the Masters.”
This un-earthed letter is not the first evidence of Spieth’s long-held Masters dream. As a 14 year-old junior golfer in 2008, he shared his goal in a local television profile.
On Sunday afternoon, Spieth claimed the 79th Masters with a final-round 70 for his first major win, breaking a number of tournament records along the way. Spieth’s 28 birdies broke the previous record of 26 held by former Masters champion Phil Mickelson and his birdie on the 15th hole made him the first player in history to reach 19 under par.
With the victory, Spieth, who finished tied for second last year behind Bubba Watson, became the second-youngest champion in tournament history. Only Tiger Woods, who won the Masters in 1997 at the age of 21 years and three months, was younger. Spieth, who is 21 years and eight months old, was just the fifth golfer to lead the tournament from start to finish.
Not many of us can say that we accomplished our lifelong dream at the age of just 21. In fact, some of us barely remember what we were doing at the age of 21. Jordan Spieth, to his credit, is not one of us.
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