Last season, the thought of replacing Tiger Woods looked like an impossibility. The next best options were Rory McIlroy — a fine player, but streaky. Rickie Fowler, who at that point had just one PGA Tour victory to his name. And Jordan Spieth, a promising talent fresh off a mediocre season.
But since then, Spieth has unlocked his potential and is rapidly cashing in on it. It’s only natural that he has us seriously grappling for an answer to a previously unthinkable question: Could Jordan Spieth actually be the next Tiger Woods?
It’s a tall task no matter how you look at it, but the fact remains: the 21-year-old is doing things golf fans haven’t seen since the height of the Tiger Woods era.