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Enjoyed watching Spieth crush the field. Kid has never been a fluke and never will be a fluke.

If someone wants to figure out some odds, Ill wager on the over of 4.5 wins

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01-13-2016 , 11:16 AM

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Jordan Spieth signs multiyear deal with Coca-Cola

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As if the sports marketing world needed another sign that the 22-year-old is "the real thing," the golfer has signed a deal with Coca-Cola. Neither the company nor his agent, Jay Danzi, would confirm the financials of the partnership other than to say it the multiyear deal will be one of the biggest the company has made with an athlete.

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With his performance over the last year, Spieth has vaulted himself into an exclusive category. One source familiar with the deal said that, internally, he's on the same level as LeBron James (who had his own Sprite flavor for the past two years), Jennifer Aniston (Smartwater) and Taylor Swift (Diet Coke).

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That strategy will include giving Spieth a guaranteed spot on its Olympian cans as golf returns the Games for the first time in 112 years.

With Coca-Cola and AT&T, Spieth now has two of the top 100 companies in the world as sponsors. His other big deals include a 10-year deal with Under Armour, which was signed last year, Titleist, Rolex and NetJets. He also endorses SuperStroke grips.

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On Tuesday, Golf Digest estimated that Spieth made $53 million on and off the course in 2015, unseating Tiger Woods at the top for the first time in the 13 years the publication has been keeping track.

espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/14560810/jordan-spieth-signs-multi-year-endorsement-deal-coca-cola

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01-13-2016 , 12:36 PM

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I understand the appeal of Spieth to Coke, but wouldn't Dustin Johnson have been a more natural fit?

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01-13-2016 , 12:53 PM

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Pepsi would be the obvious choice. He can talk truthfully about how Coke nearly ruined his life.

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01-13-2016 , 03:13 PM

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Pepsi would be the obvious choice. He can talk truthfully about how Coke nearly ruined his life.

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01-13-2016 , 11:08 PM

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so good

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01-17-2016 , 04:50 PM

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Keegan Bradley should be Pepsi obv

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01-17-2016 , 09:22 PM

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Can see this thread will lack any conceivable interest when Spieth or Rory aren't leading tournaments

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01-17-2016 , 10:38 PM

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Zac Blair's pre-swing is hilarious

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01-18-2016 , 05:05 PM

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Jamie Donaldson proving to the world that stupidity is not limited to Greg Norman trying to save a few bucks.

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01-18-2016 , 05:29 PM

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speaking of Greg Norman, Fox Sports has let him go.

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01-18-2016 , 08:57 PM

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DL III -150

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01-19-2016 , 11:26 PM

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Spieth/rory/Ricky grouped together

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01-20-2016 , 12:35 AM

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speaking of Greg Norman, Fox Sports has let him go.

I've always been a huge Norman fan, but he was not a good announcer.

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01-20-2016 , 10:06 PM

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I've always been a huge Norman fan, but he was not a good announcer.

They need to fire every key player involved in that coverage that Fox produced at last year's US Open. Greg Norman was only a minuscule problem. Joe Buck was atrocious as well. I dread another go around with whoever was in charge of that

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01-20-2016 , 11:50 PM

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I was a bit surprised, it seemed like they jumped right into the US Open coverage without getting some preparation in smaller events.

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01-21-2016 , 12:09 AM

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Didn't they do the US AM first.

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01-21-2016 , 01:43 AM

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Didn't they do the US AM first.

The US Am was held at Chambers Bay in ~2011, perhaps that could be what you were thinking? Considering the U.S. Open is held in June while the U.S. Am is held in August. And pretty sure TGC has had the Am for a while now.

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01-21-2016 , 03:47 AM

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Appears fox did the US AM 4 ball first before the US Open. That is what I must have been thinking of, wouldn't really call that a major event though

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01-21-2016 , 04:38 AM

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American Am Bryson DeChambeau tied at the top with Stenson in Abu Dhabi after 18 holes of play.

When was the last time a leaderboad had two guys named "Mikko" in the top 10? The invasion of the Finns!

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01-21-2016 , 12:07 PM

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Well, considering this isn't the PGA Tour, rather the Euro Tour, I'd say it's not the first time two Mikko's have been near the top. Finland is in Europe after all.