Jordan Spieth put on a performance for the ages this weekend at The Masters. The young man led the field wire to wire and never faced a serious challenge from anyone else in the field. It is not the first time that Spieth has tasted success as a professional golfer, although it was his first major victory.
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Still, not many golf fans actually know very much about Spieth. In case you are one of the masses, here are 10 facts to know about the 2015 Masters winner.
1) His younger sister is autistic, and he considers her to be his primary inspiration.
2) His beautiful girlfriend, Annie Verrett, is also his high-school sweetheart.
3) He is the second-youngest Masters winner ever, trailing only Tiger Woods.
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4) Michael Greller, Spieth's caddy, used to be a full-time math teacher.
5) He celebrated his Masters win by eating dinner at Chick-Fil-A, which opened especially for him since it was Sunday.
6) Although his father played baseball and his mother played basketball in college, Jordan is the only golfer in his family.
7) Spieth will become the number two golfer in the world in the next rankings, trailing only Rory McIlroy. It will be the first time in history that the top two golfers in the world are both 25 or younger.
8) He predicted that he would win the Masters one day when he was 14 years old.
9) Under Armour was so confident in Spieth that they ripped up his old endorsement contract and gave him a new one back in January.
10) The night before the biggest victory of his career, he unwound by watching Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
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