![From left: Day, Nicklaus and Spieth banter during practice rounds at the Memorial Tournament in Ohio](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/jason-day-jordan-spirth-and-jack-nicklaus-talk-golf.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
Magic comes in many vials. Golfer Jordan Spieth opened a highly potent bottle last year. At a mere 21, he won the Masters and the U.S. Open championships back-to-back, then added top-four finishes in the remaining major tournaments. An epic season at any age, but glittering with the thrill of something new. Prize money in the millions, and endorsement money in the tens of millions, rained down on the slim and winsome Texan as golf fans fell under his spell…
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