Jordan Spieth won the 2014 Emirates Australian Open last year and used that as a stepping stone to a incredible 2014-2015 campaign, winning two Major Championships, tournaments and reaching World Number 1. Last week, he returned to the land down under to defend his title and hoped to come full circle on the year.
Spieth entered the final round just three shots back of leader Matt Jones, but would miss an eagle putt on the last hole to force a play-off and carded a final round 71. Although Jones dropped three shots in his first two holes and triple-bogeyd the ninth, he rallied to a final round of 8-under-par, good for a one shot victory over Spieth, who was unable to take advantage of that start, and Adam Scott.
“That was very stressful, it wasn’t comfortable out there for me,” said Jones, whose victory earns him a place in next July’s Open Championship at Royal Troon.
The round of the day, though, came from Australian Rod Pampling, who made a 60-foot eagle putt on the 18th green for a course record 10-under 61 to earn him a fourth-place finish on six-under. This bettered the 63 Spieth carded in the final round to win the title last year. You can watch highlights from the final round in the video above!
Source: Emirates Australian Open
