JORDAN SPIETH IS ONE OF 12 CONTENDERS for Sports Illustrated's 2015 Sportsman of the Year. Will he win? Probably not. But no one in golf has had a better season since Tiger Woods won SI's Sportsman of the Year in 2000, the last golfer to receive the award.
At Golf.com, 2015 British Open champion Zach Johnson penned an essay in support of Spieth, including this:
Jordan won a lot in 2015. It's no hyperbole: he turned in one of the best years in golf history. Seven wins, two majors, $22 million in earnings.