An American professional golfer competing on the PGA Tour named Jordan Alexander Spieth previously held the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking. He won the 2015 FedEx Cup and has won three major tournaments.
Spieth won his first major championship in 2015 at the Masters Tournament, finishing with a score of 270 (18) and earning $1.8 million. He became the second-youngest golfer (after Woods) to win the Masters and tied the 72-hole record set by Tiger Woods in 1997.
He subsequently finished with a 5-under-par score to win the 2015 U.S. Open. He won the U.S. Open at the youngest age since amateur Bobby Jones in 1923.
He followed up with a win in the 2015 Tour Championship, which clinched the 2015 FedEx Cup. Spieth won his third major at the 2017 Open Championship two years later, by three shots at 12 under par.
In September 2021, Spieth played on the U.S. team in the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. The U.S. team won 19–9 and Spieth went 1–2–1 including a tie in his Sunday singles match against Tommy Fleetwood.
On April 17, 2022, Spieth won his 13th PGA Tour title, when he achieved victory at the RBC Heritage, played on the Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
After carding a final round 66, Spieth propelled to the top of the leaderboard, despite starting the day 3 shots behind the third-round leader, Harold Varner III. At the end of regulation play, Spieth was tied at −13 with fellow American Patrick Cantlay, whom he defeated with a par in the first playoff hole.
What is Jordan Spieth’s Caddy Salary?
He typically makes around $7 million per year.