By Mark Ellis and Michael Ashcraft, Special to ASSIST News Service
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ANS - October 2, 2015) -- According to Esquire
magazine, Jordan Spieth is the new “savior” of golf, but he probably
would shy away from such journalistic hyperbole: He knows there’s only
one Savior.
The wunderkind, who just earned
golf’s #1 ranking with a win at the FedEx Cup, is a quiet Christian who
attends the PGA Tour’s Christian group with flamboyant buddy Bubba
Watson.
“He goes to Bible study with us
on the Tour here,” says Watson, who in April put the traditional snazzy
green jacket on Spieth to symbolize his elite status with other Masters
winners at Augusta.
On Sept. 27, Spieth sank putts
from anywhere and everywhere on the green to win the $10 million Tour
Championship, showing why golf legend Ben Crenshaw nicknamed him Wyatt
Earp. On the 11th hole, the Texan dropped a 45-foot putt, a “dagger”
that sank his closest competitor’s hopes of regaining the lead.
His
five wins this year include two majors and winnings totaling $23
million – not bad for a 22-year-old. Spieth’s youth and dominance are
strikingly similar to golf’s last and now-fallen Titan, Tiger Woods.
But while Woods was an intense
competitor, a golfer who would swear profusely on camera and frolic with
with ladies off-camera, Spieth projects a clean image of good
sportsmanship and Christian conduct.
While other champs flaunt pictures with hot girlfriends, Spieth likes to pose with his autistic sister, 15-year-old Ellie.
“She’s my inspiration,” Spieth told the UK’s Telegraph.
“She’s the funniest member of our family. I really love spending time
with her. It is humbling to see her and her friends and the struggles
they go through each day, which we take for granted. They are the
happiest people in the world ”
When other Masters’ winners
celebrate amid opulence and ostentation at one of Augusta’s many 5-star
hotels, Spieth celebrated at a Chick-fil-A restaurant. He still drives
the same Yukon truck from his youth.
Photo captions. 2) Taking a swing. 2) With his little sister, Ellie
About the writer: Mark Ellis is senior correspondent for the ASSIST News Service and also the founder of www.Godreports.com
, a website that shares stories, testimonies and videos from the church
around the world to build interest and involvement in world missions.
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