Golf Rock Star: Jordan Spieth Gets The Treatment In South Korea

Maybe they thought it was the Rolling Stones, but it wasn’t.

There were at least 50 South Korean media members at the Incheon International Airport Sunday when Jordan Spieth and the rest of the American Presidents Cup team arrived — but it was Spieth that drew the bulk of attention from those 50 and the 10 television stations on hand.

“That was a bit odd to have that many people there,” Spieth said of the attention. “It’s pretty cool to be recognized around the world.”

The U.S. team was hard at work on Monday, getting in their initial practice rounds at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club. “This golf course is built very well for our team,” Spieth said confidently after practicing with Open champion Zach Johnson.

The practice pairing let to speculation that Spieth and Johnson could be pairs in the Foursomes (alternate shot) competition. Both play similar games. They are not impressively long off the tee but make up for it with good iron play, superb wedge games and good putting. In Spieth’s case — great putting.

Spieth wasn’t concerned about his pairings, however. “Whatever they ask of me, I’m willing to do,” said the world’s No. 1 player.