Video: Jordan Spieth's 172-Yard Ace, Hero World Challenge

It's his second of the year (first was at the BMW) and came with no post-shot commentary, so he knew it was good from the start.

From the Hero World Challenge, Bahamas:

Comments

[Ivan Morris]

Geoff - Does it tell you something that there is nary a comment yet? There would be plenty of commentary if a certain former No. 1 was the acer.

[KLG]

Luke Donald?

[OWGR Fan]

Lee Westwood?

[Press Agent]

David Duval?

There would especially be a lot of comments if any of them had driven into a fire hydrant in an Ambien induced haze, been pummeled by their wife and proceeded to fall from grace, expose themselves and unravel in a fashion seldom before seen.

[pasaplayer]

,,,which only goes to show how prosaic a simple one shotter by world no. 1 truly is. Oh, Tiger, we hardly knew ye....The king is dead. Long live the king.

[digsouth]

''- Does it tell you something that there is nary a comment yet''

Sorry, but not really.

[Ivan Morris]

That's a relief, Digger!

[Colin MacGillivray]

He holed one last week in the Australian Open from the fairway. He'll be up with Manuel's record soon- 3 in one season.

[putmedownfora6]

They say that Hogan hitting irons had a different sound.

Listening to the contact/compression of this Spieth 6 iron, I suspect, is that sound.

The feeling comes thru my screen and right-up my left arm and into my soul --- the 2nd best feeling in the world.

[digsouth]

Ivan- Good one!

[D. maculata]

Here's a history news flash, putmedownfora6. A well struck Pro V1 is never gonna sound or feel like a balata.

[3foot1]

Put me down as someone who doesn't believe that players can be identified by the sound of their shots. It would make for a fun TV segment, though. Brandel vs. Johnny Miller vs. Notah Begay listening blindfolded to identical iron shots struck by Jordan, Jason, Rickie, Rory -- on a driving range.

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[digsouth]

When the Professional 90/100, Balata era was the ball, and everyone hit blades, one of the great reasons to g to a pro event was to hear a pro stike the ball when he (or she) was near the ropes. The the was unlike 99.9% of what you would hear at a regular track/am players. Also the rhythm, timing of swings was not as violent as the TW era; I can still see/hear Bob Charles playing at Onion Creek, and marveling at the seeming ''slow'' swing and the ball going 25% further than it wuld seem to have gone with that swing.

I DO think a well struck ball then sounded different also the sound of persimmon beat the hell out of some of the beer can tones of the metalwoods of today.

As to some players NOW having a different sound, only the Mudball Man comes to mind.

[GinGHIN]

Yeah. I still get chills when I think about Tiger's last ace at Isleworth in 2011.