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SPORTSWednesday 27 January 2016
Jordan Spieth’s international tour continues in Singapore
Jordan Spieth of the United States tees off at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship in Abu hour flight from Abu Dhabi, start Thursday, I’ll be ready
Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Spieth’s worldwide golf adventure continues this week at the Singa- where he finished tied for to go with four full days of
pore Open. fifth, five strokes behind win- my best stuff.”
ner Rickie Fowler in the Abu Spieth spent nearly a half-
(AP Photo/Martin Dokoupil) Dhabi Championship, and hour waiting for his lug-
said he was exhausted. gage at Changi Airport on
SINGAPORE (AP) — Jor- this week at the Singapore of his home state of Texas. Spieth arrived in the Middle his arrival, but said he spent
dan Spieth’s worldwide Open, where he says the Spieth arrived in Singapore East after an eight-shot Monday “resting, just laying
golf adventure continues weather reminds him a bit on Monday after an eight- victory in Hawaii, which low trying to catch up on
followed his 2015 season sleep, strength and hydra-
when he won two majors tion from the long trips.”
and the FedEx Cup title, “I don’t mind the heat and
and reached No. 1 in the humidity, I’m used to it from
world. Texas. It’s a bit of a hit at
Over the past two months, this time of year.”
he’s also played in South After the Singapore Open,
Korea at the Presidents which will be played at the
Cup, China, in Sydney Sentosa Golf Club, he’ll re-
where he unsuccessfully turn to the U.S. to play at
defended his Australian Pebble Beach pro-am and
Open title, and in the Ba- the Northern Trust Open in
hamas. Los Angeles in February.
“This was just a unique off- “I was unlucky in the spac-
season,” Spieth said at a ing of the tournaments,”
media conference Tues- Spieth said Tuesday. “And
day. “I’m extremely excit- that’s what kind of led to
ed to be here. I was very this crazy four-month ad-
tired on Sunday from a long venture that we’ve had.”
week there. By the time we
Oosthuizen, Grace look to maintain South African domination
STEVE DOUGLAS Former Open champion Open and had consecu- “After a good break, you Dhabi Championship. The
AP Sports Writer Louis Oosthuizen tees up for tive victories in the Volvo want to go back out on No. 11-ranked Grace could
South Africans have won the first time in 2016 after Golf Champions in 2013 the golf course again,” said break into the world’s top
three of the five Europe- a seven-week break and and 2014. Last year, when Oosthuizen, who played 10 for the first time after this
an Tour events in the 2016 will look to continue his re- injury prevented him from the Nedbank Golf Chal- week. “It’s something you
season, and two more of markable record of results starting his campaign until lenge in early December dream about as a young
the country’s players seem in the opening event of a March, he placed sixth in and didn’t pick up his clubs player, being in the world’s
strong candidates for a vic- calendar year. In 2011 and the WGC-Cadillac Cham- again until last week. “I top 10, so it would be huge
tory at the Qatar Masters. 2012, he won the Africa pionship. think a lot of times with the for me to achieve that,”
schedules we have these said Grace, who finished in
days you lose that a bit, to the top four in two majors
be hungry again just to go in 2015. “My career has ex-
out and play. I got a bit of celled ever since (winning
that back again.” in Qatar last year). It really
Branden Grace is the de- put me back on the map
fending champion in Doha again and it’s a week I’ll
and showed his form last never forget.”
week with a fifth-place Charl Schwartzel, Brandon
finish — tying with top- Stone and Haydn Porteous
ranked Jordan Spieth — in are the South African win-
a strong field at the Abu ners so far this season, all in
events on home soil.
