Jordan Spieth’s big picture thinking makes him genuine contender

For a kid who was piling up success in a seemingly easy manner, much of Jordan Spieth’s world of late has revolved around his ability to deal with the tough times.

Relatively speaking, of course, because he is still the world No. 3 golfer and there are millions of dollars pouring in monthly, so we’re talking a different sort of definition of “tough”. But since all things are relative, here is what Spieth has been dealing with on the eve of the 145th Open Championship at Royal Troon:

1) His publicised decision to not accept his spot into the Summer Olympics and