It's Crushing: Jordan Spieth Makes Family Cry

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http://nypost.com/2017/07/23/its-crushing-jordan-spieths-run-made-his-victims-family-cry/ Music: Andrew Apple Pie; Barbara SOUTHPORT, England — Jordan Spieth was euphoric. He’d just won the British Open and was about to be handed the coveted Claret Jug for the first time in his already-brilliant career. As he walked up the hill from the 18th green to the scorer’s trailer, he spotted Matt Kuchar, whom he’d just denied a first career major championship, being greeted by his wife and two sons. The two young boys were crying. Kuchar comforted them briefly before entering the scorer’s trailer to go over the scorecards. Spieth noticed inside the trailer that Kuchar, who’s known for having a smile perpetually plastered to his face, was emotional. When Kuchar emerged outside from the trailer to ready himself for the awards ceremony on the 18th green, his eyes looked glassy. “Yeah, I noticed it when I walked up and saw his family hugging him, and I think Cameron is his oldest, was in tears,’’ Spieth said. “At that moment I’m so happy and at the same time I see that and I thought to myself, ‘Man, put this in perspective, he’s a dad.’ I’m not a dad, I don’t think that way. And I was able to kind of get a little glimpse into what that’s like. “Matt didn’t lose the tournament at all today; he played well down the stretch. I mean, I just had my long putts go in, his didn’t. I believe Matt Kuchar will win a major championship. And I believe that he’ll do it sometime soon.’’ Modal Trigger Kuchar greets his wife, Sybi, and childrenGetty Images That might be difficult for Kuchar to envision at the moment. He had a one-shot lead with five holes to play and lost by three shots thanks to Spieth playing the last five in 5-under. “It’s hard to explain,’’ Kuchar said. “It’s crushing. It hurts. And it’s an excitement and a thrill to have played well, put up a battle, put up a fight. You work so hard to get to this position. And to have a chance to make history and win a championship … you don’t get that many opportunities. And to be this close, to taste it with five holes to go, it’s a hard one to sit back and take. “With five holes to play … I played the next four in 2-under par [and] I lose two shots in those four holes to Jordan,’’ he said. “As tough as it is to be this close and finish second, I am sure that it will lead to me continuing to work hard and push me harder to try to finish one place better. “I think things like these continue to push people. And I know that’s what it will do to me. To be so close, to taste a victory and not be able to get it is hard, but I’ll look forward to the challenge of trying again.’’ Kuchar, who’s 39 and now 0-for-47 in major championships, said seeing his family on 18 was an unexpected and emotional surprise, because they hadn’t been at the tournament all week. “Seeing the family, that was a surprise,’’ he said. “I talked to them [Saturday] night on the phone. I thought they were in Colorado. It was a great surprise, a teary surprise.’’ Pictures courtesy of: Jordan Spieth Andrew Redington/Getty Images Matt Kuchar AP Kuchar greets his wife, Sybi, and children Getty Images

It's Crushing: Jordan Spieth Makes Family Cry

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http://nypost.com/2017/07/23/its-crushing-jordan-spieths-run-made-his-victims-family-cry/ Music: Andrew Apple Pie; Barbara SOUTHPORT, England — Jordan Spieth was euphoric. He’d just won the British Open and was about to be handed the coveted Claret Jug for the first time in his already-brilliant career. As he walked up the hill from the 18th green to the scorer’s trailer, he spotted Matt Kuchar, whom he’d just denied a first career major championship, being greeted by his wife and two sons. The two young boys were crying. Kuchar comforted them briefly before entering the scorer’s trailer to go over the scorecards. Spieth noticed inside the trailer that Kuchar, who’s known for having a smile perpetually plastered to his face, was emotional. When Kuchar emerged outside from the trailer to ready himself for the awards ceremony on the 18th green, his eyes looked glassy. “Yeah, I noticed it when I walked up and saw his family hugging him, and I think Cameron is his oldest, was in tears,’’ Spieth said. “At that moment I’m so happy and at the same time I see that and I thought to myself, ‘Man, put this in perspective, he’s a dad.’ I’m not a dad, I don’t think that way. And I was able to kind of get a little glimpse into what that’s like. “Matt didn’t lose the tournament at all today; he played well down the stretch. I mean, I just had my long putts go in, his didn’t. I believe Matt Kuchar will win a major championship. And I believe that he’ll do it sometime soon.’’ Modal Trigger Kuchar greets his wife, Sybi, and childrenGetty Images That might be difficult for Kuchar to envision at the moment. He had a one-shot lead with five holes to play and lost by three shots thanks to Spieth playing the last five in 5-under. “It’s hard to explain,’’ Kuchar said. “It’s crushing. It hurts. And it’s an excitement and a thrill to have played well, put up a battle, put up a fight. You work so hard to get to this position. And to have a chance to make history and win a championship … you don’t get that many opportunities. And to be this close, to taste it with five holes to go, it’s a hard one to sit back and take. “With five holes to play … I played the next four in 2-under par [and] I lose two shots in those four holes to Jordan,’’ he said. “As tough as it is to be this close and finish second, I am sure that it will lead to me continuing to work hard and push me harder to try to finish one place better. “I think things like these continue to push people. And I know that’s what it will do to me. To be so close, to taste a victory and not be able to get it is hard, but I’ll look forward to the challenge of trying again.’’ Kuchar, who’s 39 and now 0-for-47 in major championships, said seeing his family on 18 was an unexpected and emotional surprise, because they hadn’t been at the tournament all week. “Seeing the family, that was a surprise,’’ he said. “I talked to them [Saturday] night on the phone. I thought they were in Colorado. It was a great surprise, a teary surprise.’’ Pictures courtesy of: Jordan Spieth Andrew Redington/Getty Images Matt Kuchar AP Kuchar greets his wife, Sybi, and children Getty Images