Plenty to come from Spieth

Was it only three years ago that Rory McIlroy had been in Jordan Spieth’s golf shoes?

A young man with the lead in the Masters heading into the final round, McIlroy had been the picture of calm on the Saturday night of the 2011 tournament, a four-shot lead in his back pocket and a green jacket with his name on it just 18 holes into his future.

“Feels nice. It feels good,” McIlroy had said. “I’m not getting ahead of myself. I know how leads can dwindle away very quickly. I have to go out there tomorrow, not take anything for granted and go out and play as hard as I’ve played the last three days. If I can do that, hopefully things will go my way.”