British Open title shows Jordan Spieth can handle about anything

FILE - In this July 23, 2017, file photo, Jordan Spieth kisses the trophy after winning the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England. Spieth is expected to compete in the 147th British Open next week. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson, File) Both started with a tee shot that sailed some 60 yards to the right during the final round of the British Open, and that’s where the similarities end.

Seve Ballesteros didn’t have to take a penalty drop from near the front tire of a black car in a parking lot at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. He had a two-shot lead, and once he dropped his ball away from the cars, he had a short iron onto the green. The great Spaniard went on to capture…