Spieth focused on beating the odds

Young Texan keeping his cool in pursuit of calendar slam

There was no escaping Jordan Spieth even before he arrived at St. Andrews on Monday to resume his pursuit of the calendar grand slam.

Behind the practice range, one British television network talked to any player willing to stop. After a few gratuitous questions about the weather (cool and cloudy) and the Old Course (magnificent shape), the reporter got to the point.