For Jordan Spieth, it seems like no status, no problem.
Just three months after turning pro, the former University of Texas star was tied for the lead coming down the stretch Sunday at the Puerto Rico Open before bogeying the 16th hole and finishing one shot behind eventual winner Scott Brown.
There was a two-shot swing on the par-5 finishing hole at Trump International, as leader Fabian Gomez made bogey-6 and Brown birdied the last to win by one.
Playing on a sponsor exemption, Spieth, 19, was trying to become the youngest PGA Tour winner in the modern era. The two-time U.S. Junior champion shot all four rounds in the 60s (69-66-67-67) to finish at 19-under 269. The T-2 finish earned him an automatic spot in next week’s field at the Tampa Bay Championship, which is significant because non-members such as Spieth are limited to seven sponsor exemptions per season on the PGA Tour.