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For Jordan Spieth, three weeks off, then off in search of an encore

December 07, 2015

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Jordan Spieth’s phenomenal year has ended and he has a three-week break before he heads off to Maui see about an encore, Doug Ferguson of the Associated Press reports. “Michael [Greller, his caddie] said, 'Hey, man, it's been an honor to be in the passenger seat, sitting shotgun for this ride this year. Thanks for everything,” Spieth said. “Obviously, I thanked him. It's been a team effort this year, just as we always stress. But yeah, there was certainly a sigh of relief.”

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