Jordan Spieth

Jordan Spieth earns his age in millions this year: $22 for 22

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Via: CNN

’22 sittin’ on $22 mil’ is a popular Drake lyric. And now young, yet certainly not ‘up and coming’, but seriously established 22 year old golfer Jordan Spieth has now imitated that art with his life, earning no less than $22 million in winnings on the PGA tour this year.

Jordan Spieth. (Via Golf State of Mind)

Now once again firmly entrenched as the top-ranked golfer in the world, Spieth hit that record breaking winnings number of $22 million with a whopping $10 million dollar pay day earned yesterday, when he clinched a victory at the Tour’s FedEx Cup Finale. The four tournament series, the closest analogue professional golf has to a playoff, concluded yesterday at a course in Atlanta; with Spieth turning in a scorecard four strokes better than his closest competitor, Australian Jason Day.

But of course, once the scores were in the books, attention turned to Spieth’s now record-breaking earnings for 2015. He broke the previous earnings record, Tiger Woods’ $21.9 million in 2007, and astonishingly, earned $3,523 PER SHOT this season.

Spieth is also incredibly hard to root against. When asked what he planned to do with the money, he answered “For me it’s important to give it back to not only the people who need it, but also to our team who made it possible.”

Open Championship weekend preview; from the oddsmakers themselves

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‘Follow the money’ is about as good a piece of advice as any to follow when you are trying to figure something out. Trying to figure out what, you ask? Trying to figure out ANYTHING, really. If you want a logical explanation for why something is the way that it is, simply follow the trail of who’s making money off of it the best that you can.

And in that line of thought, we present to you our annual Open Championship weekend preview, as seen through the eyes of the some of the most logical sports fans out there; the gamblers. Let’s take a look at some of the odds on a few of the top contenders.

Via: theopen.com

Jordan Spieth: The 21 year old phenom actually leads the field in terms of betting odds. A number of strong performances already this year, and a reputation for being consistent and calm beyond his age have earned this golfer a solid 9/2 odds rating to win the Open, making him the favorite heading into the weekend.

But, according to oddsmakers, there are a number of other strong contenders as well.

Dustin Johnson: Johnson forced Spieth into a playoff hole at the U.S. Open, the last major tournament leading up to the current Open Championship. This shows that he’s in excellent form, feeling confident, and ready to contend for the title at major tournaments. He sits at 11/1 odds to bring home the championship trophy.

Another contender is Justin Rose, who already has a number of top three finishes this year, including at the Zurich Classic in April. He sits at 18/1 odds currently, while other well known golfers like Adam Scott and Tiger Woods sit at more than 20 to 1 odds to come out on top.

Either way, the challenging links golf found at the legendary St. Andrews courses in Scotland is unlike anything stateside, and is always worth a viewing for sports fans of all sorts. Who do you think will come out on top this year?