Jordan Spieth Facts: 30 Things You Didn’t Know About The American Golfer

There is no doubt that the Jordan Spieth is one of the world's finest players and it's already clear that he'll go down in history as one of the best of his generation. Get to know him better in this video and facts below...

JORDAN SPIETH FACTS

1. He was born, raised and still lives in Dallas, Texas.

2. His parents are called Shawn Spieth and Mary Christine Spieth (née Julius). His brother is named Steven and his sister is called Ellie.

3. He turned pro aged 19.

4. Despite comes from a long line of athletes, Spieth was the only golfer in the family. His mum and brother played basketball at University, whilst his dad was a baseball player.

5. As a child he was known to cut the lawn at home as low as possible, just so he could work on his game.

6. Spieth learned to play golf at Brookhaven Country Club.

7. Spieth won the US Junior Amateur in 2009 and 2011, joining Tiger Woods as the only other multiple-time champion.

8. He was a part of Team USA's 2011 Walker Cup team alongside the likes of Patrick Cantlay, Russell Henley and Harris English. Remarkably, despite a stellar line-up and Spieth scoring 2.5 points from a possible three, Team USA fell to a 14-12 defeat.

9. He skipped school to watch Tiger Woods play in the early rounds of the Masters.

10. As a 14-year-old, Spieth correctly predicted he would win the Masters in the future while being featured on the local news in Dallas.

11. Aged 16, he became the sixth-youngest player to make the cut at a PGA Tour event in the 2010 Byron Nelson Championship.

12. He attended the University of Texas and turned professional during his sophomore year. In his spell playing for the 'Longhorns', they won the NCAA championship and he was named to the All-Big 12 Team, Big 12 Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year. He was also a first-team All American.

13. He was the low amateur at the 2012 US Open and became the World No.1 amateur afterwards.

14. He was the leading money winner on the PGA Tour for the 2014-15 season, winning over $12m.

15. In 2015, he won his maiden Major at The Masters, tying Tiger Woods' 270 total in 1997. He became the second-youngest man in history to win a Green Jacket after Woods.

16. In 2015, aged 21, he became the youngest man to win the US Open since Bobby Jones in 1923.

17. He bought Hunter Mahan's house in 2016, which includes a 12-car underground garage, an indoor basketball court, swimming pool, golf simulator, and wine cellar.

18. He was named as one of the "100 Most Influential People" in Time Magazine in 2016, noting that he "exemplifies everything that's great about sports."

19. He led the PGA Tour in Scoring Average for the 2016-17 season, with an average of 68.846. He was also 1st in Birdie Average, 2nd in SG: Approach, 2nd in SG: Tee-to-green and 2nd in SG: Total.

20. Spieth completed the third leg of his career Grand Slam when he won The Open Championship in July 2017 at Royal Birkdale.

21. He got engaged to his childhood sweetheart Annie Verret on Christmas Eve 2017. The pair went to high school together and got married in November 2018.

22. Jordan and Annie welcomed their first child on November 14th 2021, a boy named Sammy. They then welcomed their second child, Sophie on September 12th 2023 before another boy called Sullivan in July 2025.

23. It was reported that he attends PGA Tour Bible study meetings with other players.

24. Spieth has won over $65m on the PGA Tour and made his 300th start at the 2025 FedEx St Jude Championship.

25. He cites his interests as basketball, beach, fishing and all Dallas-area professional sports teams.

26. Spieth signed with Under Armour and has a contract with the sport's brand until 2025. He is the company's poster athlete for golf.

27. Spieth has used Titleist equipment his entire career. Jordan Spieth's putter is somewhat iconic now, a Scotty Cameron Circle T009 that has been in the bag for over a decade.

28. He runs the Jordan Spieth Charitable Fund, inspired by his younger sister Ellie who has special needs. The charity raising awareness and money for kids with special needs, junior golf and military families.

29. Spieth appeared in the Netflix docuseries Full Swing during season one.

30. Spieth played himself during a cameo in the 2025 movie 'Happy Gilmore 2'.

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