By: Mike Purkey, Global Golf Post

When one door closes, another opens.

At least that’s the way professional golf feels at the moment. Jordan Spieth is one month older than Tiger Woods was when they both reached their ninth PGA Tour victory.

Spieth’s Sunday stroll at Pebble Beach looked effortless and on Saturday, his putting was as otherworldly as it can be sometimes. After a year of struggling with his swing – and still winning twice on the PGA Tour – Spieth appears to have control of his game again. He came into the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am No. 6 in the world, a ranking we can expect to steadily improve as we get into the heart of the season. He certainly looked better than the sixth-best player in the world, even on a mortal-looking putting day that Spieth displayed on Sunday while he protected a big lead.

On the other hand, Tiger appears to be on his way out after withdrawing from this week’s Genesis Open and next week’s Honda Classic due to back spasms that flared up in Dubai two weeks ago.

Some will say good riddance and others will think his fade from view brings sadness. Regardless of which side you stand on, there’s no denying he is one of golf’s two greatest players ever and we will not see his like in most of our lifetimes.

In the meantime, let us celebrate the game’s twentysomething stars, either emerging or established. It’s an exciting time and the best players in the world are pretty darned good. Those other than Spieth will have something to say about who wins golf’s biggest events in the coming months.

The Masters is closer than you think. Let us count the days.

Driver: Titleist 915D2 (9.5 degrees) Shaft: Aldila Rogue Limited Edition Black 60TX

3 Wood: Titleist 915F (15 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD-DI 7X

Hybrid: Titleist 816H2 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD-DI 95X

Irons: Titleist 716 T-MB (4), Titleist 716 AP2 (5-9)
Shafts: True Temper Project X 6.5

Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM6 (46-08 F Grind, 52-08 F Grind, 56-10 S Grind and 60-04 L Grind)
Shafts: True Temper Project X 6.5 (46, 52) True Temper Project X 6.0 (56, 60)

Putter: Scotty Cameron 009 Prototype
Grip: SuperStroke Flatso 1.0 (Black/White)

Ball: Titleist Pro V1X

 

Republished with permission by Global Golf Post.