Staff members and customers at the Great American Pub in Narberth celebrated as Jordan Spieth held the green jacket Sunday after winning the Masters.
“What a feeling,” said Tom Darlington, the owner of the Pub. “Every stroke was a cheer! It was emotional for us.”
The reason for all of the excitement? The 21-year-old golfer just so happens to be the nephew of Stow Spieth, a bartender at the pub. Stow was in Augusta, Georgia to cheer Jordan on as he won the Masters with a score of 18 under par, tying the 72-hole record set by Tiger Woods. Jordan is the first wire-to-wire winner to wear the green jacket since 1976.
Stow returned to work at the pub after watching his nephew win in Augusta.
"It's really exciting," Stow told NBC10 Tuesday. "Especially to do this at his age. We knew he had it in him but we had no idea it would come so soon."
Aside from Stow, Jordan, a Texas native, has other family members from our area. His parents are high school sweethearts who met at Saucon Valley High School and grew up in Hellertown, Pennsylvania.
Jordan's local ties were bolstered even further through his uncle's job at the Great American Pub. Darlington told NBC10 he and his staff have been fans of Jordan ever since Stow told them about him.
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“Two or three years ago no one knew who he was but we all followed him because of Stow’s relationship with him,” Darlington said.
Jordan gained major prominence in 2013 when he won the John Deere Classic at the age of 20 and was granted full status as a PGA Tour member as well as entry into the 2013 Open Championship, PGA Championship and 2014 Masters.
“From that point to winning the Masters two years later, it’s just an amazing accomplishment,” Darlington said.
As happy as everyone at the Great American Pub is for Jordan, Darlington says they aren’t all that surprised by his huge achievement based on what Stow told them several years ago.
“Stow told us that his nephew is the next Tiger Woods and by God he’s right,” Darlington said. “It’s just amazing for all of us.”
