The Next Jordan Spieth Will Be...

Now that Jordan Spieth has won the everything-FedEx, the Tour Championship Trophy, 5 wins, two of which were majors all in this season; and now that he will be ranked No. 1 on the Tour, chosen by his peers as the Player of the Year, and proclaimed by legendary Jonny Miller as having probably the best season of any golfer in PGA history, the question is: What’s Next?
Yes, there will be a President’s Cup shortly. Yes, there will be a next season. But the next Jordan Spieth, sadly, will be different than the one we now know .
Spieth, at age 22, is younger than any golfer who has won the Fed Ex Cup. It started in 2007. Not surprisingly, it was won by someone who is rarely discussed during tournaments these days except as a historical marker – Tiger Woods.

If we think back to the magical seasons of Tiger’s early 20’s, the buzz was unprecedented. But when winning got routine, the media mantra stopped being the euphoric, “He won!” It started being, “Will he win enough to… [fill in blank]?” Blanks like, “Can he eclipse the Majors wins of Jack Nicklaus? Or can he overcome whatever next statistical record was still beyond his current grasp. After a while, the appreciation for what Woods had already done was outdone by whatever he wasn’t yet. That had to sap him of some of the joy of the game.
The next Jordan Spieth is on pace to face a similar Woods-ish post-honeymoon period.
Right now, Spieth has the best putter in golf. His Fed-Ex display included an incredible 6 made-putts over 20 feet. No one else was close. Already some of the Tour pros call a long put made as “Spiething”.