Jordan Spieth of the United States tees off on the fourth hole during the first round of the Australian Open golf tournament in Sydney, November 27, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Reed
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rising American talent Jordan Spieth upstaged Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott with a four-under-par 67 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Australian Open on Thursday.
The 21-year-old Texan stormed to the top of the leaderboard with a birdie blitz on the back nine and made it clear he had not come to Australia to be a spectator at a duel between the number one and number three players in the world.
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