Speith Wins Two Before 22

- Did you know that Jordan Speith had critics? I have read articles and comments saying that Speith, who just recently became old enough to legally drink, should have won his second PGA Tour event by now. Well, those critics are eating their hat right now as Speith was consistently solid all week and tamed the Snake Pit to win the Valspar Championship. Age aside, what Speith has accomplished is incredibly impressive. He has won twice, came close to winning The Masters, and played on both the Presidents and Ryder Cup teams all in his first three years on the PGA Tour. He has become one of the best players in the world, and he is still several years away from his prime.

- At this point, I expect Patrick Reed to contend in every tournament he plays in. He has gone from being mocked for his "Top 5" statement last year to looking legitimately like a top five player. He wasn't able to win in Tampa, but that had more to do with Speith's incredibly clutch putting than it does Reed's performance. There wasn't a position around the green that Reed couldn't get up and down from, and his bogey free finals round was nothing short of amazing. Look for Reed to challenge for a major this year, possible one that takes place on a difficult golf course that requires a lot of short game mastery.

- It was nice to see Sean O'Hair back in contention on the PGA Tour. After being one of the best young players on the PGA Tour, his 30's have not been kind to O'Hair, who lost his PGA Tour card last season and hasn't come close to a victory since 2012. His second place finish this week comes off the heels of five straight made cuts, including a T25 at The Honda Classic. Perhaps O'Hair is getting his groove back, which would be an amazing story. Let's see where he goes from here.

- Henrik Stenson may be the most consistent golfer in the world right now. He doesn't win a lot of trophies, but he cashes huge paychecks every week. In the end, though, it all comes down to the majors for Stenson, who has never won one. It really doesn't matter what Stenson does in any of these tournaments, as long as he's able to walk away with one of those four big tournaments.

- It's good to see Danny Lee finish strong at the Valspar Championship. Lee plays a ton of tournaments, but has struggled with his consistency. One week, he has a strong finish and places around the top 10, and the next week he missed the cut. Lee deserves to have success for all the golf that he plays, and hopefully we'll see him a few more times this season towards the top of the leaderboard.

- I wonder if Vijay Singh has one more victory left in him. A year ago, I would have told you that we have seen Singh hold up his last trophy, but he has now been in contention two different weeks on Sunday. He faulted a bit both times, but the fact that Singh, who just turned 52 years old, has gotten himself in position to win twice this season is incredibly impressive, and I don't think Singh is done quite yet.

- The Ladies European Tour held their annual World Ladies Championship in China this week, and as usual some big names tee'd it up. Inbee Park, So Yeon Ryu, and Suzann Pettersen were all in contention on Sunday. Park came into Sunday with a one shot lead over Ryu, but it was Ryu who outdueled Park and walked away with the victory. Ryu played brilliantly over the weekend, shooting a 65 on a tough golf course in tough conditions to go from the middle of the pack to the final group, and tied for the best round of the day on Sunday with a 69 to seal the tournament. The issue Ryu has had on the LPGA Tour lately has been her ability to close out tournaments. If Ryu gets that behind her, she could be winning golf tournaments fairly regularly, as she has the all around game to contend every week.

- After the tournament, Ryu was asked about playing with her friend, Inbee Park, and Ryu had this to say:

"It was good to play with Inbee, my best friend on the tour. She is not number one right now, but I believe she is the true number one, so it was great to compete with her.”

Many have taken this as a swipe at World Number One Lydia Ko, though I doubt Ryu, who is generally a nice, personable person, would take a shot at a 17 year old. This was likely Ryu just supporting her good friend; however, I still absolutely hate this quote. I hate it because it not only unintentionally takes a shot at Ko's accomplishments, but it also puts unnecessary pressure on Inbee to back up words she didn't say. I almost wish Ryu would have said something along the lines of "I am better than Lydia Ko." She never WOULD say that, but at least Ryu would have put the pressure on herself. Besides, Inbee remembers when people were questioning her reign as the Rolex Number One and how many people thought she didn't deserve to take over the ranking in an off week. Let Lydia have her time, and if Inbee is truly the real number one, she'll prove it at the ANA.