McCormick coaches teenager Spieth to
PGA Tour history
Cameron McCormick
Cameron McCormick, PGA director of
instruction at Brook Hollow Golf Club
in Dallas, Texas, has been working
with Jordan Spieth since he was 12.
Phillip McCarthy
PGALinks
Published: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
3:14 p.m.
Cameron McCormick, PGA director of
instruction at Brook Hollow Golf Club in
Dallas, Texas, has been working with
Jordan Spieth since he was 12. On July 14,
Spieth, at 19, won the John Deere Classic
in a five-hole playoff, thus becoming the
first teenager since 1931 to win a PGA
Tour event.
McCormick and Spieth met through Rob
Addington, executive director of the
Texas Golf Association, which oversaw
the Legends Junior Tour events Spieth was
playing in at the time. Spieths father
asked Addington, a member at Brook
Hollow, who his son should be taking
lessons from. Addington recommended
McCormick to the Spieth family, and the
rest is history.
Spieths first victory awards him PGA Tour
membership and allows him to be elected
to PGA of America membership. In
El entrenador McCormick como coach de
Jordan Spieth en el PGA Tour
Cameron McCormick
Cameron McCormick, director de la
PGA de instruccin en Brook Hollow
Golf Club en Dallas, Texas, ha
estado trabajando con Jordan Spieth
desde que tena 12 aos.
Phillip McCarthy
PGALinks
Publicado: Mircoles 17 de julio de,
2013 | 15:14
Cameron McCormick, director de la PGA
de instruccin en Brook Hollow Golf Club
en Dallas, Texas, ha estado trabajando
con Jordan Spieth desde que tena 12. El
14 de julio, Spieth, a los 19 aos, gan el
John Deere Classic en un desempate de
cinco hoyos, por lo tanto convirtindose
en el primer adolescente desde 1931 en
ganar un torneo de la PGA.
McCormick y Spieth conocieron a travs
de Rob Addington, director ejecutivo de
la Asociacin de Golf de Texas, que
supervis los eventos Leyendas Junior
Tour Spieth estaba jugando en ese
momento. El padre de Spieth pidi
Addington, un miembro en Brook Hollow,
que su hijo debe tomar lecciones
de. Addington recomienda McCormick a
la familia Spieth, y el resto es historia.
Primera victoria le otorga de Spieth de
miembros del PGA Tour y le permite ser
elegido miembro de la PGA of America
addition, the victory earns him a berth in
the 95th PGA Championship, Aug. 8-11
at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester,
N.Y.
Spieth has played in three PGA of America
events in his short career: the 2008 and
2009 Junior PGA Championships, where
he finished runner-up both years. He was
also a member of the 2008 Junior Ryder
Cup team that won emphatically in
Kentucky; Spieth was undefeated in his
matches.
PGALinks.com caught up with McCormick
shortly after Spieth won the John Deere
Classic in Silvis, Ill.
How do you feel you have affected
Jordans development as a player?
He came to me with some pretty
idiosyncratic moves. But, he had
tremendous skill as a young guy, at such
a young age. It was a delicate situation to
balance; how much do you want to modify
his game while allowing the player, who
has the skills and the self-awareness to
get the job done, to blossom.
How often do you work with Jordan?
Hes in town so infrequently, so when he
is in town, Ill see him on a fairly regular
basis. Generally, we have things to
maintain or put back on track. The week
before he left for (the AT&T National at)
Congressional, I saw him twice that week.
Hes very self-aware and self-sufficient
but likes reassurance from a trusting
voice, from a guy whos been around a
long time. When Jordan is out of season,
Ill see him on average once every 10 to
14 days.
membership. Adems, la victoria se gana
un puesto en el Campeonato de la PGA
95th, 8-11 de agosto en Oak Hill Country
Club en Rochester, Nueva York
Spieth ha jugado en tres eventos de la
PGA de Amrica en su corta carrera: el
PGA campeonatos menores 2008 y 2009,
donde termin subcampen de los dos
aos. l era tambin un miembro del
equipo junior de la Ryder Cup 2008, que
gan con nfasis en Kentucky; Spieth fue
invicto en sus partidos.
PGALinks.com se encontr con
McCormick poco despus de Spieth gan
el John Deere Classic en Silvis, Illinois.
Cmo se siente usted con el desarrollo
que ha tenido Jordan como jugador?
l vino a m con algunos movimientos
bastante idiosincrsicos. Sin embargo, l
tena un enorme habilidad como un chico
joven, a una edad tan joven. Era una
situacin delicada para equilibrar;
cunto desea modificar su juego al
tiempo que permite al jugador, que tiene
las habilidades y la conciencia de s
mismo para hacer el trabajo, a florecer.
Con qu frecuencia trabaja con Jordan?
l est en la ciudad con poca frecuencia,
as que cuando l est en la ciudad, lo
ver con una base bastante regular. En
general, tenemos cosas para mantener o
poner de nuevo en marcha. La semana
antes de partir hacia (el AT & T National
at) del Congreso, lo vi dos veces esa
semana. l es muy consciente de s
mismo y autosuficiente, pero le gusta
tranquilidad de una voz de confianza, de
un tipo que ha existido desde hace
mucho tiempo. Cuando Jordan est fuera
de temporada, lo ver en promedio una
vez cada 10 a 14 das.
What key things do you work on with
Jordan during your coaching sessions?
Theres no way to generalize, because Im
there for everything. A lot of the work
that we do together, once the form is in
place, once its maintained, is all about
skill precision, its about developing
touch. I call it tuning the instrumentthe
brain instrumentto your muscles.
Its a gamut from form development,
meaning swing, to strategic
considerations. When he played (the AT&T
National at) Congressional, I spoke to him
before the final round. He called me and
asked, What do you see out there? We
discussed what he could do for his final
round to improve his ball striking; that all
his putts, when they missed, were missing
low. There are things that he notices, and
some that he doesnt. Sometimes Im just
there to reassure him, so he can say,
"Yeah, I need to fix this, its not just me
imagining things, its a reality."
(Spieth shot 2-under-par 69 in the final
round at Congressional, and finished in
sixth place).
What were your discussions like during
the John Deere Classic?
I texted with Jordan before the final round
and he said he was having some
challenges with the driver and 3-wood. I
suggested focusing on timing, and we
settled on a solution where he was feeling
like he was taking the club back a little
shorter and swinging back, to him, what
felt like three-quarters. So he probably
got a little long and was late in timing the
clubface back at impact and couldnt get
it started on line. It certainly worked out
in the final round, he drove it better.
Qu cosas clave trabaja usted con
Jordan durante sus sesiones de
entrenamiento?
No hay manera de generalizar, porque yo
estoy ah para todo. Una gran parte del
trabajo que hacemos juntos, una vez que
est en forma, se mantiene, todo es
acerca de la precisin, se trata de
desarrollar el tacto. Lo llamo afinar el
instrumento-cerebro-instrumento a los
msculos.
Es una gama que va desde el desarrollo
del swing, a consideraciones
estratgicas. Cuando jug (el AT & T
National at) del Congreso, habl con l
antes de la ronda final. Me llam y le
pregunte: 'Qu ves fuera de ah?'
Hablamos de lo que poda hacer por su
ronda final para mejorar el golpe a su
pelota; que todos sus putts, cuando se
erraron fueron por cortos. Hay cosas que
se da cuenta, y no hay una sola cosa que
hace. A veces estoy all slo para
tranquilizarlo, por lo que puedo decir,
"S, tengo que arreglar esto, es que no
me imaginando cosas, es una realidad."
(Spieth hiz 2 bajo par 69 en la ronda
final en Congressional, y termin en
sexto lugar).
Cules fueron sus discusiones como
durante el John Deere Classic?
Jordan me envi un mensaje antes de la
ronda final y me dijo que estaba teniendo
algunos problemas con el driver y con la
madera 3. Le suger centrarse en el
timing, y nos decidimos por una solucin
en la que se senta como si estuviera
tomando unn swing ms corto y
moviendose hacia atrs, lo que lo hacia
sentirse lento. Por lo que probablemente
tiene un moviento un poco largo y era
tarde para cronometrar la cara del palo
hacia atrs en el impacto y no poda

How have you seen Jordan develop, both
physically and in terms of course
management?
Very early onwell, even up to the week
of the John Deere Classictheres a
psychological maturation he has gone
through alone as a player, but he also
likes to talk through that process with
other individuals, me being one of them,
and his parents. The biggest influence
that Ive had on him is never losing sight
of the core essence, and thats just
moving the ball the way you need to move
it and the way you want to move it. Its
about matching his execution with his
intent.
How did you feel about Jordans chances
of winning on the PGA Tour this year?
Im not surprised. In Jordans career, the
John Deere Classic probably wasnt even
the best ball-striking week hes had so
far. The Puerto Rico Open, (RBC Heritage
at) Harbor Town, maybe even
Congressional, were better skills weeks
where his swing was on and everything
was clicking.
I look back on the opportunities that hes
had and he easily couldve won three
events by now. At the John Deere, he was
on from a skills perspective but he also
got some really fortunate breaks.
Sometimes thats what it takes to win.
Sometimes you just wont beat them with
your skills alone, sometimes the good
Lord just needs to be on your side as well.
ponerlo en marcha en la lnea.
Ciertamente funcion en la ronda final.
Cmo has visto a Jordan desarrollarse,
tanto fsicamente como en trminos de
gestin?
Es muy pronto, incluso hasta la semana
del John Deere Classic-hay una
maduracin psicolgica que ha pasado
por s solo como jugador, sino que
tambin le gusta hablar a travs de ese
proceso con otros individuos, siendo yo
uno de ellos, y sus padres. La influencia
ms grande que he tenido en l nunca se
pierde de vista la esencia de la base, y
que acaba de mover la pelota de la
manera que necesita para desplazarlo y
la forma en que desea moverlo. Es sobre
la correspondencia de su ejecucin con
su intencin.
Cmo se siente acerca de las
posibilidades de ganar en el PGA Tour
este ao de Jordan?
No me sorprende. En la carrera de
Jordan, el John Deere Classic,
probablemente ni siquiera era la mejor
semana de golpear la pelota
sorprendente que ha tenido hasta
ahora. El Abierto de Puerto Rico, (RBC
Heritage) en la ciudad Harbor Town, tal
vez incluso del Congreso, fueron mejores
semanas de habilidades en su swing
estaba encendido.
Miro hacia atrs en las oportunidades
que ha tenido y que fcilmente podra
haber ganado tres eventos. En el John
Deere, que estaba en una perspectiva de
habilidades pero tambin tiene algunas
desvios muy afortunados. A veces eso es
lo que se necesita para ganar. A veces
simplemente no va a golpearlos con sus
habilidades solo, a veces el buen Dios
slo tiene que estar en su lado tambin.
Will you be traveling with Jordan for the
remainder of the season?
In all likelihood Ill be at the PGA
Championship with Jordan and at the
WGC (Bridgestone Invitational) leading up
to the PGA Championship. Weve already
discussed that. Ill be at one or two of the
events in the (FedExCup) Playoffs.
Va a estar viajando con Jordan para el
resto de la temporada?
Lo ms probable es que estar en el PGA
Championship con Jordan y en el WGC
(Bridgestone Invitational) que conduce
hasta el Campeonato de la PGA. Ya
hemos hablado de eso. Voy a estar en
uno o dos de los eventos en el (FedEx
Cup) Playoffs.