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Thursday 28 December 2017

ASTROLOGY

This July 23, 2017 file photo Houston’s Altuve named AP
shows Jordan Spieth, of the
United States, celebrating Male Athlete of the Year
winning the British Open Golf
Championships at Royal In this Oct. 14, 2017, file photo, Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve
Birkdale, Southport, England. reacts after scoring the game-winning run during the
ninth inning of Game 2 of baseball’s American League
There’s a Championship Series against the New York Yankees, in
story behind Houston.
Spieth’s ‘Go
get that’ line Associated Press
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By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
With three words, Jordan
Spieth delivered a British
Open moment as memo-
rable as the 50-foot eagle
putt that prompted his fa-
mous line. “Go get that.”
He was telling Michael
Greller to get his ball from
the cup as Spieth stood to
the side of the 15th green,
still soaking up the signifi-
cance of such a long ea-
gle putt that restored his
lead with three holes to
play. And there’s a story
behind it.
The reaction, while en-
tirely spontaneous, might
not have happened ex-
cept for Spieth being in the
makeshift gym all week at
Royal Birkdale.
“I had been watching re-
plays of the Open in the
gym,” Spieth said. “There
was a TV in there, and they
were playing old Opens.
For whatever reason, it in-
trigued me earlier in the
week that the guys, when
they made putts, they nev-
er went and picked their
ball out of the hole.

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