Jordan Spieth won The Open Championship after his caddie saved him from making a major mistake

Jordan Spieth went on an epic run on the final five holes to win the British Open on Sunday, but it might never have happened if not for his caddie saving the day on the wild 13th hole. At No. 13, Spieth hit his tee shot about 100 yards to the right of the fairway. After a nearly 15-minute delay, Spieth eventually decided to declare an unplayable lie and take a drop farther back on the practice range.

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  The Open 2017: Jordan Spieth bogies three holes in shaky start

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  2017 Open Championship: Jordan Spieth's gritty, late five-hole run garners Open title

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Rookie from New Jersey wins World Series of Poker, $8.1M

A New Jersey man with a degree in accounting is this year's World Series of Poker champion. Scott Blumstein won the series' marquee no-limit Texas Hold 'em main event early Sunday in Las Vegas surrounded by dozens of supporters including relatives and college friends. He is now more than $8.1 million richer after eliminating Pennsylvania's Daniel Ott on the 246th hand of the final table, more than 60 hands with just the two of them with bricks of bills and a gold bracelet separating them. "I'm really happy about how I played tonight," said Blumstein, who's 25. "... This is just one poker tournament. It takes variance and luck and playing your best, and all those things came together, and I'm

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  Legal New Jersey online poker pushes World Series champion

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  Scott Blumstein wins 2017 World Series of Poker's $8.15M prize

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2017 NFL Preview: Chiefs invited a potentially messy QB controversy

Drafting Patrick Mahomes was a clear message the Chiefs weren't pleased with their quarterback situation. And at that moment, the clock started ticking on Alex Smith.