American wunderkind Jordan Spieth roars up the British Open leaderboard with a burst of birdies ST ANDREWS — American wunderkind Jordan Spieth roared up the British Open leaderboard in ominous fashion on Sunday with a burst of birdies in the third round to catch leader Dustin Johnson.With his spectacular burst, Spieth boosted his bid to become the first player for 62 years to win the year’s first three Majors, finishing with a six-under-par 66. in the British Open third round.The 21-year-old American, who began the day five-under for the championship, sprinted through the field to take the early lead in the clubhouse on 11-under 205.Spieth waved his putter like a magic wand to birdie the first, fifth, seventh, 10th, 11th, 12th and 15th holes, his only bogey of the day coming at the par-four ninth.American Ben Hogan was the last player to capture the opening three majors of the season in 1953. Apart from a bogey five at the ninth, Spieth was unstoppable while Johnson opened with fou...
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