Saturday, February 06, 2016

Spieth vs Woods

Sports Illustrated’s Tale of the Tape, by Sal Johnson: in his 85th start Jordan Spieth picked up his ninth worldwide win at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. Yet as impressive as Spieth has been early in his career, his resume pales in comparison with what Tiger Woods accomplished in his first 85 starts. Woods won 21 times, including 18 PGA Tour events. And over his next 73 starts Woods on 22 more times, including six majors.  

First win:
TW: 20 y 9 m 7 d 1996 Las Vegas
JS: 19 y 11 m 18 d 2014 John Deere

Frist Major:
TW: 21 y 3 m 14 d 1997 Masters
JS: 21 y 8 m 16 d 2015 Masters

Second Major:
TW: 23 y 7 m 16 d 1999 PGA Championship
JS: 21 y 10 m 25 d 2015 US Open

85th Start:
TW: 24 y 2 m 20 d 2000 Arnold Palmer (won)
JS: 22 y 5 m 14 d 2016 Tournament of Champions (won)

WOODS…………………….SPIETH
21 worldwide wins……………… 9
8 runner-ups   ………………….10
44 top five finishes……………..29
56 top ten finishes… …………..41
71 top 25 finishes… …………...60
1 missed cuts… ………………..12
69.58 scoring average… ….69.62
527 under par                         459
312 rounds played                  308
151 rounds in the 60’s            153
206 rounds under par             201
6/1 first round leads/wins         6/3
13/9 second round leads/wins 8/4
18/15 third round leads/wins  11/7

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