UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Jordan Spieth is only 21 years old, but it appears he may already wield considerable influence in the golf community.
In a surprise on Sunday morning, the United States Golf Association set up the 18th hole at Chambers Bay Golf Course as a par 5 and not a par 4 as was expected.
Spieth’s harsh criticism of the hole when it was a par 4 on Friday may have played a role in the turnaround. A change in the direction of the wind at Chambers Bay may have also helped persuade the U.