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On a breezy day at the Kapalua Resort on the Hawaiian island
of Maui, the imperious Spieth signed off with a six-under-par 67
to clinch his seventh career title on the PGA Tour, matching
Tiger Woods in achieving that total before the age of 23.
The 22-year-old Spieth outclassed the elite, winners-only field
of 32 at Kapalua as he mixed seven birdies with a lone bogey to
post a 30-under total of 262.
He became only the second player to finish a 72-hole event on
the PGA Tour at 30-under par or better, emulating South African
Ernie Els who won the 2003 Tournament of Champions with a
31-under aggregate.
Defending champion Reed cut Spieth's lead to three shots after
making a sizzling start to the final round but he ran out of
steam after the turn on the way to a 69 and had to settle for a
distant second place.
(Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles; Edtiing by Ian
Ransom)
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