Jordan Spieth

He was the youngest U.S. Open champion since amateur Bobby Jones in 1923.

He became the fourth youngest PGA Tour winner and the first teenager to do so since Ralph Guldahl won the Santa Monica Open in 1931.

Spieth holed out from a greenside bunker on the 72nd hole to make the playoff.

Jordan Alexander Spieth (born July 27, 1993) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Spieth was born in 1993 in Dallas, Texas, to Shawn Spieth and Mary Christine (née Julius) Spieth.

It was the event's first amateur exemption since 1995.

The tournament's previous exemptions had included Trip Kuehne in 1995, Justin Leonard, and Woods in 1993.

He made the cut, becoming the sixth-youngest player to make the cut at a PGA Tour event.

He tied the then 72-hole record set by Tiger Woods in 1997 and became the second youngest golfer (behind Woods) to win the Masters.

He finished second in the 2008 and 2009 Junior PGA Championship.

In 2009 at Trump National Bedminster and 2011 at Gold Mountain, Spieth won the U.S. Junior Amateur and joined Tiger Woods as the tournament's only two-time winners.

The American Junior Golf Association named him the Rolex Junior Player of the Year in 2009.

Spieth accepted an exemption to play in the PGA Tour's HP Byron Nelson Championship in 2010.

He attended St. Monica Catholic School and graduated from Jesuit College Preparatory School in 2011.

He learned to play golf at Brookhaven Country Club.

Before turning 18 in July 2011, he was No. 1 in the AJGA Golf Rankings, which promotes the best junior golfers in the world.

He was offered another exemption into the tournament in 2011, when he again made the cut and finished in a tie for 32nd.

Spieth played college golf at the University of Texas.

Spieth was a member of the 2011 Walker Cup team and played in three of the four rounds; he halved his foursomes match and won both singles matches.

In his freshman year at Texas, Spieth won three events and led the team in scoring average.

He helped his team win the NCAA championship, was named to the All-Big 12 Team, Big 12 Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year, and was a first-team All-American.

With the victory, Spieth was granted full status as a PGA Tour member and became eligible for the FedEx Cup, entering in 11th place in the standings.

In 2012, Spieth earned a spot as an alternate in the U.S. Open after Brandt Snedeker withdrew from the tournament; he tied for 21st and was the low amateur.

He became the number one amateur in the World Amateur Golf Ranking after his performance in the U.S. Open and Patrick Cantlay's decision to turn professional.

In 2012, after failing to advance to the Final Stage of PGA Tour qualifying school, 19-year-old Spieth turned professional midway through his sophomore year at Texas.

He partnered with Under Armour for sponsorship in January 2013 and with BioSteel Sports Supplements in March.

In the 2013 season, Spieth played in his first tournament in January, where he missed the cut by two strokes at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

In March, Spieth made three cuts, finishing tied for second at the Puerto Rico Open and tied for seventh at the Tampa Bay Championship.

He earned Special Temporary Member status in March, which allowed him unlimited sponsor exemptions; non-members are limited to seven exemptions per season.

He notched another top-10 finish in April at the RBC Heritage, a tie for ninth.

It also earned him entry into the next three majors: the 2013 Open Championship, PGA Championship, and 2014 Masters.

Five weeks after his first victory, Spieth played the Wyndham Championship, where he lost in a playoff to Patrick Reed.

Spieth shot a final round 62 in the Deutsche Bank Championship, vaulting him into a tie for fourth.

On July 14 (about two weeks before his 20th birthday) Spieth won the John Deere Classic on the fifth hole of a three-way, sudden-death playoff against defending champion Zach Johnson and David Hearn.

He is a three-time major winner and the 2015 FedEx Cup champion.

Spieth's first major win came in the 2015 Masters Tournament, when he shot a 270 (−18).

He then won the 2015 U.S. Open with a score of 5-under-par.

He followed up with a win in the 2015 Tour Championship, which clinched the 2015 FedEx Cup.

Spieth was tied for seventh place after the third round, and finished the tournament in a tie for 16th place.

Two years later, Spieth won his third major at the 2017 Open Championship, by three shots at 12 under par.