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KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Jordan Spieth now can remember 2017 for a silver jug and a diamond ring.
Spieth confirmed Tuesday that he proposed to longtime girlfriend Anne Verret, and while he kept the details to a minimum, she said yes.
"It was a fantastic year," Spieth said.
The 24-year-old Texan won the claret jug with a three-shot victory in the British Open at Royal Birkdale to become the third youngest player in history with three legs of the career Grand Slam. He won the Masters and U.S. Open in consecutive majors in 2015.
Were the nerves greater at Birkdale or Chambers Bay, or when he proposed?
"I was probably most nervous at the British," he said. "I was pretty confident this past winter. But yeah, it was a good offseason. ...
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Spieth confirmed Tuesday that he proposed to longtime girlfriend Anne Verret, and while he kept the details to a minimum, she said yes.
"It was a fantastic year," Spieth said.
The 24-year-old Texan won the claret jug with a three-shot victory in the British Open at Royal Birkdale to become the third youngest player in history with three legs of the career Grand Slam. He won the Masters and U.S. Open in consecutive majors in 2015.
Were the nerves greater at Birkdale or Chambers Bay, or when he proposed?
"I was probably most nervous at the British," he said. "I was pretty confident this past winter. But yeah, it was a good offseason. ...
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