Jordan Spieth, 16, Makes Cut At PGA Tour Event

Jordan Spieth, 16, Makes Cut At PGA Tour Event

Fans of all ages, the Byron Nelson Championship has something for you this weekend.

Kids, check out 16-year-old Jordan Spieth. The high-school junior made his PGA Tour debut, becoming the first prep to take on the pros here since Tiger Woods in 1993. Woods didn't make the cut that time. But Spieth did so comfortably Friday and became the sixth-youngest player to make the cut at a Tour event.

For people who have been following the sport since long before Spieth was born, the man to watch is 47-year-old Steve Elkington. He got into the field as an alternate Sunday, when someone else dropped out, and has shot two 4-under-par 66s, putting him two shots off the lead.

Weekend warriors will like Blake Adams, a 34-year-old rookie who spent the last three years on the Nationwide Tour. Adams shot a 64 and is tied for the lead at 10-under 130 with Cameron Beckman (61).

Beckman tied the TPC Four Seasons course record.

Spieth, who shot a 69, is tied for 22nd at 137.

"I don't want to think of myself as the amateur out here. I want to think of myself as a contender," said Spieth, who has accepted a sponsor's invitation to play the Tour event in Memphis, Tenn., that starts June 10.

Spieth saw hundreds of classmates and thousands of fans around the 18th green.

"I didn't really expect the loudness of the cheers," he said. "It's a new experience for me. I could get used to it."

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, a friend of Spieth's, was among those watching and said, "He's fine, as long as he keeps his emotions under control. He's got the game for it, no question. He's just playing the way he's capable of playing."

Alex Prugh (69), a former Washington Huskies player from Spokane, is tied for 19th at 136.

Jeff Gove (67) of Seattle is in the group tied for 22nd.