Monday Finish Minute: Spieth’s life-threatening par at Pebble

In a week where the golf world was distracted with off-course conversation, Jordan Spieth reminded us what makes him a fan favorite. Spieth risked it all on Saturday at the 8th hole of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, hitting his approach shot from the edge of a six-story cliff in an effort to save a precious stroke.

Dylan Dethier

Dylan Dethier

Dylan Dethier is a senior writer for GOLF Magazine/GOLF.com. The Williamstown, Mass. native joined GOLF in 2017 after two years scuffling on the mini-tours. Dethier is a graduate of Williams College, where he majored in English, and he’s the author of 18 in America, which details the year he spent as an 18-year-old living from his car and playing a round of golf in every state.