Old hands hail youthful leader Spieth as an amazing talent


  • Golf
  • Sunday, 13 Apr 2014

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Jordan Spieth may be just 20 but he is rated as such an extraordinary talent by his peers that no one would be surprised if he eclipsed Tiger Woods on Sunday by becoming the youngest Masters champion.

Spieth belied his tender age by shrugging off what he described as "crazy fast greens" to shoot a two-under-par 70 in Saturday's penultimate round at Augusta National to join fellow American Bubba Watson in a share of the lead on 211, five under.

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