Dallas junior golfer is going places

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jul. 12--During a 17-hour drive from the North Carolina coast to Atlanta on Friday, Shawn Spieth heard a voice over the din. It was the friendly GPS device informing him that the family truckster was being rerouted. "I think I missed a turn," Spieth said, laughing on the cellphone. Following directions can get confusing when your 14-year-old boy, who was tuned to an Adam Sandler movie in the back, is breaking speed limits traveling to the top of the junior golf world. A year ago, Jordan Spieth was tied for 698th in the national Polo Golf Rankings. The Jesuit sophomore was No. 6 when he boarded a plane for Manchester, England, on Friday. Spieth (pronounced speeth) has embarked on the most important stretch of his season. He will represent the United States in the British Junior Open, Monday through... [read full story]