It Ain't Easy Being the Best

Jordan Spieth's truly historic 2015 has golf experts and sports analyst alike seeing him as the next dominant golfer.

Golf is not an exciting sport. Most casual golf fans have a questionable knowledge of the sport outside of Tiger Woods. The absence of glamour and elation in golf is why the demographic of avid golf fans largely consist of senior citizens.

People want a polarizing figure. An alpha male to dominate the rest of the field or simply a group of golfers who consistently are seen competing for all of golf's major titles. Woods dominated golf for over a decade and was able to draw an astronomical amount of attention to golf thus increasing the fan base as a result. Golf was huge as long as Woods was dominate.

Woods no longer dominates golf any more. He has missed the cut in events he has played in a career-high four times. Rory McIlroy has played well but does not garner the same amount of attention as Woods or Phil Mickelson and has not been dominate.

Augusta National would be the stage to change the fortune of golf, The 2015 Masters paved way for a new star: Jordan Spieth. Spieth tied the 72 hole record at the Masters and became the first golfer since Tiger Woods in 2002 to win the first two majors of the calendar year.

Spieth has dominated at majors this year. He has finished in the top 4 of all of this year's major championships including winning the Masters and the U.S Open. Spieth also has set the record for the lowest score in majors during the calendar year with a combined score of 54-under in majors this year. He also has captured the No. 1 world ranking in golf.

Spieth has done this all in less than a year. Although, Spieth choked on the final 2 holes at The Open preventing him from getting the win or a shot to play in the playoff in order to win the major. Spieth still has 4 of his 5 career PGA Tour victories during this year and already has about half as many wins as Rory McIlroy.

Spieth's mental toughness and his excellent play in majors has shown he will be around for a long time. He has a ridiculous lead in the race for the FedEx Cup and probably will be voted PGA Tour Player of the Year.

Zach Johnson won The Open but failed to make the cut during the PGA Tour Championship. Jason Day was finally able to win a major when he captured the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits this weekend after constantly finishing in the top 10 in majors without getting the win. Although, Spieth did not complete the calendar grand slam or even the "Tiger Slam" is not a story nor does this diminish the excellence he's exhibited this year. Spieth is only 22 years-old and has a chance to dominate golf for years to come.

Spieth is already a 5-1 favorite to win the 2016 Masters and considering a competitive field consisting of: Jason Day, Adam Scott, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and a plethora of talented young golfers likely will be competing says a lot about how he's dominated for most of 2015.

Will Spieth win 12 more majors to tie Woods for amount of major titles? Maybe not and his ability to produce several more years of dominance in majors shall deem whether this is possible. However,one can safely assume Spieth is truly elite and has the chance to continue to be the best golfer in the game for years to come.