ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The soundtrack to Jordan Spieth’s final practice round before Thursday’s start of the British Open featured raindrops falling on umbrellas and cameras clicking on his backswing.
One noise was welcome; the other was not. At Spieth’s behest, Michael Greller, his caddie, asked the scrum of photographers at the fourth tee Wednesday afternoon to refrain from taking pictures in the middle of Spieth’s swing.
Spieth then stepped up and hit his ball to a chorus of clicks. As soon as he lifted his head on his follow-through, he asked Greller with a rueful laugh, “How’d that work out?