Jordan Spieth tied for 3rd at Singapore Open with agent as caddie
Jordan Spieth frequently uses the first-person plural when talking about the good stuff in his round. It’s we, not me.
Well, the other person in that “we” changed on Thursday in the first round of the Asian Tour’s inaugural Singapore Open. Spieth’s regular caddie, Michael Greller, injured his knee last week at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship and was unable to loop for the 22-year-old Texan this week. So in stepped Spieth’s agent, Jay Danzi, to caddie, and it was like nothing was different.
Spieth opened with 4-under 67 at Sentosa Golf Club that has him a shot off the pace among those in the clubhouse.
“I think Jay stepped in extremely well and it’s a tough place to come in and caddie when you’re not used to carrying the bag, with the weather,” Spieth said.
“But he took it like a champ and he’s caddied for me before, he’s caddied at the Dunlop Phoenix in Japan so at least we have some rounds under our belt and we’ve played a lot together so it’s an easy one-week replacement while Michael’s getting healthy.”
Byeong-hun An, the reigning BMW PGA Championship winner, is tied with Spieth and is one of the other higher-profile names in the field.
Like last week in Abu Dhabi, the two-time 2015 major winner is receiving a sizable appearance fee to compete in this event. It’s the last part of a whirlwind schedule dating back to last November that has Spieth gassed. This is also probably the hottest destination of the six countries he’s played in the last three months. In the Singapore heat and humidity, staying hydrated — both Spieth and his agent-turned-caddie — are key.
“It’s definitely hot, definitely humid, no doubt about that, but it’s not overbearing, you just got to drink enough water,” he said.
“There were times in the day where I said I haven’t drank water in a hole or two and you could kind of feel it when you don’t, so you just got to keep on drinking.”
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