Spieth says loyalty non-factor in John Deere participation

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Jordan Spieth hoists the U.S. Open Championship Trophy after winning 2015 U.S. Open golf tournament at …(Reuters) - Jordan Spieth, playing this week at the John Deere Classic, says loyalty to the PGA Tour event had little to do with putting off his arrival for next week's British Open to three days before the start of the event.

Some have questioned the plan by Spieth to arrive at St. Andrews so late in his quest to add the third leg of a Grand Slam following wins at the Masters and U.S. Open.

But the 21-year-old Texan maintains it is much ado about nothing and that he never contemplated deleting John Deere from his schedule, instead playing St. Andrews on a golf simulator to…