Bleacher Report — Jordan Spieth proved something Sunday afternoon at Torrey Pines every great golfer before him had already learned.
It's not going to be there every week.
The young man, barely old enough to grow a beard, played like a very talented 10-year PGA Tour veteran last year and through three of his first four events of 2014. In reality, though, he was a boy among men and made sure folks playing and watching the game would take note of what he was accomplishing.
And even though the pride of Texas sounded a pair of real clunkers (75-75 on the weekend at the Farmers Insurance Open, punctuated by four bogeys in his last five holes), this kid is for real. He is already a force in the game and will become a major player before very long.
He was spectacular on Friday, beating Tiger Woods unmercifully with a nine-birdie, no-bogey round of 63. Saturday was a different story when he made four bogeys and a double in a 75. Sunday was another four-bogey round of 75, and he dropped down the scoreboard like a rock midway through the back nine.
The fact that he hurt his ankle Friday partially explains how a guy who had been playing so well could suddenly go so bad.
And here's another statement you can take to the bank: As good as his 2013 was, his 2014 has all the prospects of being more spectacular.