Jordan Spieth - 13 things you should know about "the potential next Tiger Woods"

#3 Exceptional as a junior golfer

Spieth’s record as an amateur is up there with the best. His victories at the U.S. Junior Amateur championships in 2009 and 2011 meant he joined Tiger Woods as the only male to win the tournament twice.

He won the individual title and team title at the NCAA Division 1 Golf Championships in 2012. He played for the University of Texas Longhorns. He earned low amateur status at the U.S. Open in 2012, and at the end of the year the 19-year-old turned professional

He even got his predictions right as a junior. He predicted his future Masters success as a 14 year old:

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