Jordan Spieth turned pro 10 years ago, and it was a lot riskier than you might remember

In December 2012, Jordan Spieth decided to turn pro despite having no playing status on any tour. He had played in eight PGA Tour events as an amateur, making the cut five times and finishing in the top 25 twice. His best showing was a T-16 finish at the 2010 HP Byron Nelson Championship.

Jordan Spieth turned pro 10 years ago. He was 19 and a sophomore at the University of Texas. Spielh had played in eight PGA Tour events as an amateur. His best showing was a T-16 finish at 2010 HP Byron Nelson Championship. He had also earned low-amateur honors at 2012 U.S. Open at Olympic Club with a finish of T 21. After missing the cut at Farmers Insurance Open in January 2013, Spielly finished T 22 at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. In his next start, the Puerto Rico Open, he tied for second and followed that with T 7 at Tampa Bay Championship, earning enough money ($521,893) to claim special temporary member status.