Jordan Spieth nails winning shot from bunker and celebration (Video)

Jun 14, 2017; Erin, WI, USA; Jordan Spieth hits out of the green-side bunker on the 11th hole during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Erin Hills. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 14, 2017; Erin, WI, USA; Jordan Spieth hits out of the green-side bunker on the 11th hole during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Erin Hills. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jordan Spieth holes out from a bunker to win the Traveler’s Championship in a playoff. And nailed the celebration, too.

We all have witnessed moments like this before. Many of us have dreamed them ourselves or enjoyed the exhilaration of hit a shot like this on our own lucky day. Today, it was Jordan Spieth’s day for a shining moment.

Now, he has experienced a few of these before. Winning the Masters in 2015, and tying Tiger Wood’s score of 270 (-18) for the weekend. Or the 2015 U.S. Open, scoring a one-under 69 in the final round. The 2013 PGA Rookie of the Year and 2015 PGA Player of the Year experienced another moment today.

The 2017 season is not going the way Spieth may have hoped. Sure, he earned a victory at Peeble Beach in February, and six top 10 finishes. But there are also several missed cuts. And then there was Sunday at the Travel’s Championship.

After starting birdie-birdie on the day, Spieth would par nine of the next 12 holes. The other three were bogeys. He birdied the 15th to get back to even for the day. After scrambling on Saturday to remain in the lead after round three, Spieth scrambled to win. It was good enough to earn him a place in a playoff, with an up-and-down on the 18th hole.

For the playoff, Spieth and Daniel Berger went back to the 18th tee. Spieth’s second shot found the bunker. The next shot found the hole.

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A sand-saving birdie won Spieth his second tournament of the season. The PGA tour’s sixth-ranked player then jumped and chest-bumped his caddie. He walked away with a victory, $1.22 million in coin, and 500 FedEx Cup points.

Not a bad Sunday.