Jordan Spieth's handwritten scholarship Thank you note details his Masters goal
If Jordan Spieth hadn't already won you over with his Masters performance last week, then this should.
Dallas Morning News reporter Barry Horn tweeted a picture Tuesday of a handwritten thank-you note Spieth wrote while a junior at Jesuit High School in Dallas to the Murphy family, which provided him a scholarship.
Handwritten letter of thanks for Jesuit scholarship from @JordanSpieth in 2009 in which he reveals @TheMasters dream. pic.twitter.com/95dU7soxda
— Barry Horn (@bhorn55) April 14, 2015
In the note, Spieth talks about the value of Jesuit's work-study program that gave the Texan the opportunity to work to earn the gifted money to pay for high school. He then goes on to talk about his accomplishments, including being the top-ranked junior amateur at the time. Eight months later, Spieth would finish T-16 in the HP Byron Nelson Championship.
Spieth also shares his ultimate goal: "My dream is to play professionally and win the Masters."
The Murphy family has to take a lot of pride in the small role they played in helping Spieth achieve his dreams at the ripe old age of 21.
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