Top world golfers including World Number One Rory McIlroy,Sergio Garcia,Phil Mickelson and Martin Kaymer have gathered at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach,Florida for The Players Championship,which begins Thursday morning.Tiger Woods and 2015 Masters champion Jordan Spieth will be teeing off as well.In press conferences,the attention was focused on Spieth and his rising status on the PGA Tour.Spieth denied that he was McIlroy's equal.
I could certainly appreciate if I could be where he's at,but right now I don't see myself there,Spieth said.It's sort of anybody's game to get up there and get even with him.*
For his part,McIlroy praised Spieth:Everything he does,he does it very well.His short game has been phenomenal.Just a very solid all-around player.*
Is he "the one" ? asked World Golf Hall of Famer Bernhard Langer,echoing a reporter's question about Spieth.What is "the one" ? If he stays healthy,he can be one of the top players in the world for a number of years,Langer concluded.*
The media have been busy weaving a narrative about Spieth since last season.They miss Tiger Woods' dominance so much.It's bad for TV ratings not to have Tiger winning all the time.Surely Jordan Spieth will be their new Tiger Woods.Now they are adding a new twist:surely there is a great rivalry between Spieth and McIlroy;but judging from the golfers' remarks,that isn't the case.The media often exaggerate in order to draw in more viewers or readers.
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