Spieth not excited by ‘Big 3’ buzz at Doral

Miami, March 3

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Golf fans will be treated to the rare sight of the game’s top three players grouped together at this week’s WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami, but world number one Jordan Spieth is not buying into any buzz over the ‘Big Three’.

American Spieth, second-ranked Australian Jason Day and third-ranked Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy will play the first two rounds of the elite World Golf Championships event in each other’s company.

“Does it add to anything? Honestly at a World Golf Championship, we prepare for these and we think of these as a step below a major championship, that’s how we feel,” Spieth told reporters at the Trump National Doral Resort on Wednesday.

“Everyone is fighting for the same prize and when we get out there we are playing our own game. I’m not trying to down play it and for me personally, I would say, ‘Sure, it’s going to be a lot fun because I enjoy playing with both of them.’

“But I don’t think anyone is buying into the ‘Big Three’ because I don’t think that’s a necessary comparison when you look at the ‘Big Three’ from the past,” said Spieth, referring to golfing 

greats Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player. — Reuters