• Double major champion shoots seven birdies and two bogeys• ‘Game plan worked perfectly,we had complete trust in our knowledge’Jordan Spieth, the bairn-faced assassin with the guile of a grandmaster, and played his first round at the former Course like it was his 50th. So much for a lack of links preparation – perhaps the young Texan should assimilate every novel terrain by using a computer-game simulator.It is early days on the Fife coast,of course, but Spieth’s five-under 67 leaves him well-placed in the chasing pack and having navigated his first 18 holes at St Andrews with remarkable poise. There were few blemishes during a first round that proved just why this clean-slit kid from Dallas is on the hunt for his third major of the year, or continuing to turn everything he touches into gold.Continue reading...,
Source: theguardian.com