PALM HARBOR, Fla. -- The fans surrounding the 18th green cheered long and loud for amateur Lee McCoy after an impressive performance at the Valspar Championship on Sunday.
But what the University of Georgia golfer will likely remember the most is No. 1-ranked Jordan Spieth standing off to the side of the green, clapping for him as well.
Paired together for the final round at Innisbrook's Copperhead course, McCoy got the better of the two-time major champion, shooting a 2-under-par 69 to beat Spieth by 4 strokes and finish in solo fourth, 3 strokes out of a playoff won by Charl Schwartzel.